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 photo: £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