About Today Cost Me
Real data from real trips. No estimates, no sponsored content, just the truth about what it costs to travel.
The Story
It started with a simple idea: What if I tracked every single cent I spent while travelling? Not for a budget, but for curiosity. In 2021, Liam opened a Google Sheet and started logging every transaction. Coffee in Colombia? Logged. Night bus in Peru? Logged. Overpriced tourist meal in Bali? Definitely logged.
That spreadsheet grew. Months turned into a year, then multiple trips across dozens of countries. Friends started asking questions: "How much did that trip actually cost?" "What's the cheapest place you've been?" "Is Thailand really cheaper than Vietnam?"
Instead of giving vague answers, Liam showed them the data. Real numbers from real receipts, logged in real-time. No estimates. No "I think I spent around..." No sponsored hotel recommendations. Just actual transactions from actual journeys.
Today Cost Me is that spreadsheet, refined and ready to share. Every number here is backed by a receipt. Every trip is documented. This is what real travel looks like, financially speaking.
How It Works
I Spend Money
Every coffee, every flight, every train ticket. Travel is just a series of transactions.
I Log Everything
Every transaction gets recorded. Category, currency, location, description. Real data from real receipts.
You See the Data
Browse trips, explore spending patterns, learn what real travel costs. The numbers don't lie.
Countries Visited
Expenses Logged
Blog Posts Written
Days Traveling
Why I Built This
I got tired of travel blogs. The ones that say "Thailand is cheap!" without mentioning they stayed in a $3 hostel and ate street food for every meal. Or the ones sponsored by hotels and airlines, clearly biased in what they recommend.
I wanted real numbers. Not "Budget travel in Vietnam is $20/day" but "I spent $847 in Vietnam over 30 days, and here's where every dollar went." Some links on this site are affiliate links — I only recommend tools I actually use on the road. No sponsored posts. Just the honest, unglamorous truth about what it actually costs to travel.
That's what this is. My real data. My actual spending. Your reference point for planning your next adventure.