In March 1998 I saw an Icelandair fare of $198 round-trip between Minneapolis and Paris. My sister was living in Belgium at the time, so I considered that our family of three might go for a week-long quick visit to Europe. Here was my estimation of costs:
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Thursday |
600 miles driving to Minnesota |
$ 37.00 |
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Meals in America |
$ 20.00 |
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Hotel in MINN |
$ 45.00 |
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Car storage for 8 days |
$ 40.00 |
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Friday |
Flights to Paris w/o taxes |
$ 624.00 |
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Transport in Paris |
$ 20.00 |
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Hotel in Paris |
$ 50.00 |
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Saturday |
Meals in Paris |
$ 35.00 |
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Hotel in Paris |
$ 50.00 |
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Sightseeing in Paris |
$ 20.00 |
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Sunday |
Transport to Belgium |
$ 100.00 |
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Sightseeing in Belgium |
$ 25.00 |
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Hotel in Belgium |
$ 50.00 |
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Meals in Belgium |
$ 30.00 |
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Monday |
Sightseeing in Belgium |
$ 20.00 |
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Hotel in Belgium |
$ 50.00 |
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Meals in Belgium |
$ 20.00 |
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Tuesday |
Transport to Germany |
$ 160.00 |
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Sightseeing in Germany |
$ 20.00 |
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Hotel in Germany |
$ 50.00 |
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Meals in Germany |
$ 20.00 |
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Wednesday |
Sightseeing in Germany |
$ 20.00 |
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Hotel in Germany |
$ 50.00 |
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Meals in Germany |
$ 20.00 |
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Thursday |
Transport to Paris |
$ 140.00 |
|
Hotel in Paris |
$ 50.00 |
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Meals in Paris |
$ 30.00 |
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Sightseeing in Paris |
$ 20.00 |
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Friday |
Flight to Iceland taxes |
$ 50.00 |
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Transport in Iceland |
$ 120.00 |
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Meals in Iceland |
$ 50.00 |
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Hotel in Iceland |
$ 100.00 |
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Saturday |
Transport in Iceland |
$ 60.00 |
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Meals in Iceland |
$ 50.00 |
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Hotel in Iceland |
$ 100.00 |
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Sunday |
Transport in Iceland |
$ 60.00 |
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Flight to Minnesota taxes |
$ 50.00 |
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Hotel in Minnesota |
$ 45.00 |
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Meals in Iceland |
$ 30.00 |
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Monday |
600 miles driving to St. Louis |
$ 37.00 |
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Meals in America |
$ 20.00 |
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Interesting Sites |
$ 20.00 |
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TOTAL COST |
$ 2,608.00 |