Cost of trip from London to Tokyo by train in Summer 2002, including 3 days in Moscow, 6 days in Trans-Siberian train and 3 weeks in China.

• YHA membership: £13
• train Paris-Moscou: £137
• hotel moscow: £57
• russian visa invitation: £12
• insurance: £32
• russian visa: £78
• belarus visa: £27
• chinese visa: £23
• Trans-Manchurian train: £170
• vaccins: £42 camping stuff: £13
• film photos: £7
• money moscow: £53
• money Trans-Sib: £25
• hotel Beijing (Visa card): £16
• train Tai-Yuan-sleeper: £12
• train Pinyao-seat: £0.6
• hotel Pinyao: £5
• train Xi’an-seat: £3.5
• hotel Xi’an: £12
• bronzes Xi’an (Visa card): £21
• train to Shanghai: £18.5
• hotel Shanghai: £48.5
• money spent in China: £266
• boat ticket to Osaka: £100
• lonely planet Japan: £21
• money boat: £20
• Bus to Tokyo (Visa card): £43
• =£1276.1