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Date of Birth
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Passport Stamps – Create a passport stamp for each country you visit!
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ASIA MAP
Use the map of Asia to help you select which countries you will travel to.
Next use the map to show your trip plans. Take 5 minutes ONLY to complete this
map. Please do not for get to DOGSTAIL.
Asia Trip Planner
DIRECTIONS: You will be planning a trip to ASIA!
You will be traveling through the MONTH of JULY 2015.
You have to travel for a minimum of 20 days. (I suggest 10
in each country)!
You have to stay on budget below the $8,000.
*** KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE $ YOU SPEND ON YOUR BUDGET TRACKER!***
CHOOSING YOUR DESTINATIONS!
NEXT: Choose one of the following: Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Singapore, Nepal.
ASIA COUNTRY CHOICE ___________________________________ (Country #1)
Go to CULTUREGRAMS and find 3 large cities in your country of choice. List these
cities. These are great cities to go sightseeing.
Capital City:
Population_
City:
Population
City:
Population
NEXT: Choose one of the following: China, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan,
Mongolia, Hong Kong
ASIA COUNTRY CHOICE ________________________________ (Country #2)
Go to CULTUREGRAMS and find 3 large cities in your country of choice. List these
cities. These are great cities to go sightseeing.
Capital City:
Population_
City:
Population
City:
Population
Which country(s) are part of this region of Asia but are not in the possible choice list?
What is the reason why?
Flight
READ all the directions first before you search.
Try using “onetravel” or “cheap flights” to complete this section.
The fact that you are flying to multiple countries means that you will need to select
MULTI-CITY as a search. If your engine does not offer this you may want to try a
different search engine.
When you click this you will have several areas for you to enter flights. TYPE ONLY
THE COUNTRY NAME IN THE BLANKS. When you search you will get to choose
different cities in an options list. TRY TO PICK THE LARGE CITIES YOU LISTED but
LET THE SEARCH DO THE WORK FOR YOU! Possible web pages:
http://www.onetravel.com/ or http://www.kayak.com/flights
Remember: You are leaving from LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA and have to return
home to LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA.
You will have to pick cities in these countries to land in. I would suggest the bigger
the city the better since there is more to do and see. You have to fly from one
country to the next so remember where you landed.
WRITE THE FLIGHT DOWN IN DETAIL OR YOU WILL NOT KNOW WHEN AND
WHERE YOU NEED TO GET A ROOM TO STAY IN THAT CITY!
My Flight Information- TOTAL COST OF MY FLIGHT
WRITE YOUR FLIGHT INFORMATION HERE!
FLIGHT #1
From: LAS VEGAS/USA
TO (City/Country) _____________________
Departure
Departing City
Date- Time
Connecting Flights
Connecting City
Date- Time
Arrival
Arrival City
Date- Time
$__________________
FLIGHT #2
From: (City/Country)________________________
To: (City/Country)___________________________
Departure
Departing City
Date- Time
Connecting Flights
Connecting City
Date- Time
Arrival
Arrival City
Date- Time
FLIGHT #3
From: (City/Country)_______________________
To LAS VEGAS/USA
Departure
Departing City
Date- Time
Connecting Flights
Connecting City
Date- Time
Arrival
Arrival City
Date- Time
TOTAL COST OF THE FLIGHT__USD$ _______________________________
Do a double check on your dates (min 20 days in the month of JULY), locations
(Country #1 and Country #2), and that you are leaving Las Vegas and coming home
to Las Vegas.
NOW PUT THE TOTAL PRICE OF YOUR FLIGHT IN TO YOUR BUDGET
TRACKER. REMEMBER YOU HAVE ONLY $8,000 FOR EVERYTHING!
Travel Log Accommodations /Hotel/Hostel- Country #1
COUNTRY #1 _________________________
City you land in ________________________
Look at your flight and make sure you are going here first!
Open up the culturegrams web site at http://online.culturegrams.com/
Open up World addition and select Asia from map, then you country choice.
What is the currency in this country? __________________________
HOSTELS: START by looking for Hostels in your country. Try the links listed below
the questions!
What is a HOSTEL? ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Give 3 ways a Hostel is different than a Hotel?
What is the exchange rate of this currency $1 USD= ______ ________ (hint:
currency convert is on the right side of culturegrams!)
Look at your flight information.
When you booked your flight for the first country what was the day you land?
___________________
When do your depart?____________
How many days are you in this city?__________
What city did you fly in to? City Name ________________________
I will need _____ number of days of accommodations. (Hint: count the number of
nights you will need a bed to sleep in not the number of days you are there.)
Does the number of days and nights match? _____
Why is this tip REALLY IMPORTANT?
Select accommodations/hotel for this city. Find out how
much it is going to cost you per day. You may have to
google search it by name OR convert currency but try
my links first!
START HERE FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
HOSTELS: Search these links
http://www.backpackeurope.com/hostels/hostelfaq.html
Now search and see your prices in the city you are in.
http://www.hostelworld.com/continentpage.php/ChosenContinent.Asia
http://www.backpackersofasia.com/china.php
http://www.vipbackpackers.com/ (Ms. Marek is a member of the VIP Backpackers!)
HOTELS: Now search hotels using these links
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g2-Asia-Vacations.html (has real travelers
feedback on the site)
http://travel.yahoo.com/
www.LowFares.com (This has multiple search engines for you to find your
accommodations)
Take 15 to 20 minutes to search and NOW CHOOSE… WHERE ARE YOU GOING
TO STAY!
Do Not Waste Time! You Have Lots To Plan!
Name of Accommodations/Hotel/Hostel You Selected:
REAL WORLD MATH! Now calculate the cost for how long you are staying. SHOW
ME THE MATH! SET UP THE EQUATION and PUT IN THE CORRECT COSTS
Justify your choice by telling me your thoughts.
Did you choose to stay in a Hotel or a Hostel?
Why did you make this choice?
How much did you spend?
What percent of your $8,000 budget are you spending on accommodations?
__________________TOTAL COST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS/HOTEL
Put on Budget Tracking Page! Remember if you go over budget you must redo
sections of this assignment!
Are you really going to be using the room enough to make it cost effective?
Look at pictures and descriptions of your choice. Write IN YOUR OWN WORDS a 3
sentence summary describing this hotel/hostel.
How will this choice affect other choices you will need to make as you travel?
Sight Seeing and Activities
YOU MUST DO 3 DIFFERENT THINGS!
COUNTRY #1______________________
CITY ___________________
Your plane has landed and you have checked in to your
accommodations. Go out and see the country! Time for you to
explore on your own! I trust you to go out in to the virtual world
and look for sights to see and cultural activities to do in your country. I want to see
your unique culture, geography, and style of the country you are visiting (NOT
AMERICAN CULTURE!). I also trust you to be on school appropriate sites as
you go out in to cyber world, please do not let me down. As you research these
sites they may be in a foreign language. You may need to look for the English
button. LOOK FOR IT...I don’t know where it is! The button is usually written IN
ENGLISH. Try these words as you search: Country Name, Sights, Activities, and
Things to Do…Stuck? Go back to any of the travel site and search activities!
Day 2: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
Day 1: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
Day 3: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
Transportation Cost
TRY TO FIND THE DISTANCE TO ONE OF THE SIGHTS/ACTIVITES. 2min ONLY!
Hint: You need to try to find the distance to your activity from your hotel if possible.
Goolge it by typing in your city name and the term map (example: Tokyo Map)
Use the following as general prices. 1 mile/kilometer = walk- FREE; 2
-10 miles/kilometers = public transit, taxi, subway, bus- $10 to $20
USD ; 10+ miles = you will need to rent a car- $100 -$200 USD)
How far are these activities from your hotel? _____________
How did you get to this activity? (Walk, Taxi, Bus, Rent a Car?) ________________
NEXT: Calculate the cost for transportation for sightseeing/activities in country #1.
Make sure you show your math. Show transportation cost and make sure that you
have enough to cover for 3 days of travel to your sights. You may need to convert
using the currency conversion. You already have this on another page.
Travel Log Accommodations /Hotel/Hostel- Country #2
Name of COUNTRY #2
City you land in
____________
Open up the culturegrams web site at http://online.culturegrams.com/ Open up World
addition and select Asia from map, then you country choice.
What is the currency in this country? ___________________________
What is the exchange rate of this currency $1 USD= ______ ________
Look at your flight information. When you booked your flight for the first country what
was the day you land? ____________
What day do you depart? __________
How many days are you in this city? ____________
You will need _______ number of days of accommodations. Count the nights
Take a look at the amount of money you have in your budget. Think about the future
before all your money is gone and you have nowhere to stay!
Brainstorm! You already have budget the cost of your Flight,
Accommodations, and Sightseeing/Activities. What other expenses will you
need to pay for as you travel? Create a list below
OTHER EXPENSES/COST$
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TOTAL COST FOR SIGHT SEEING.
Total up all 3 days! Make sure to convert to United States Dollars!
Sight/ Activity Day 1 $______________
Sight/ Activity Day 2 $______________
Sight/ Activity Day 3 $________________
Transportation cost for 3 days $_______________________
How many days are you in this country?
Based on the number of days you will be traveling in this country estimate the TOTAL
cost of transportation?
Make sure to add all cost to your Budget Tracking Page!
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What are 3 advantages of staying in a HOSTEL over a HOTEL?
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What are 3 advantages of staying in a HOTEL over a HOSTEL?
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What is the major factor for you to decide where you will stay?
Remember HOSTELS ARE CHEAPER THAN HOTELS! START by looking for
Hostels in your country. Take 15 minutes to search NOW CHOOSE… WHERE ARE
YOU GOING TO STAY! Do Not Waste Time! You Have Lots To Finish!
Name of Accommodations/Hotel/Hostel You Selected:
REAL WORLD MATH! Now calculate the cost for how long you are staying. SHOW
ME YOUR MATH! SET UP THE EQUATION and PUT IN THE CORRECT COSTS
Sight Seeing and Activities
YOU MUST DO 3 DIFFERENT THINGS!
COUNTRY #1______________________
CITY ___________________
Your plane has landed and you have checked in to your
accommodations. Go out and see the country! Time for you to
explore on your own! I trust you to go out in to the virtual world
and look for sights to see and cultural activities to do in your country. I want to see
your unique culture, geography, and style of the country you are visiting (NOT
AMERICAN CULTURE!). I also trust you to be on school appropriate sites as
you go out in to cyber world, please do not let me down. As you research these
sites they may be in a foreign language. You may need to look for the English
button. LOOK FOR IT...I don’t know where it is! The button is usually written IN
ENGLISH. Try these words as you search: Country Name, Sights, Activities, and
Things to Do…Stuck? Go back to any of the travel site and search activities!
Day 1: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
__________________TOTAL COST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS/HOTEL
Put on Budget Tracking Page!
Look at pictures and descriptions of your choice. Write IN YOUR OWN WORDS a 3
sentence summary describing this hotel.
Did you choose to stay in a Hotel or a Hostel?
Is this a different choice than what you did in country #1?
Why did you make this choice?
Day 2: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
Transportation Cost
TRY TO FIND THE DISTANCE TO ONE OF THE SIGHTS/ACTIVITES. 2min ONLY!
Hint: You need to try to find the distance to your activity from your hotel if possible.
Goolge it by typing in your city name and the term map (example: Tokyo Map)
Use the following as general prices. 1 mile/kilometer = walk- FREE; 2
-10 miles/kilometers = public transit, taxi, subway, bus- $10 to $20
USD ; 10+ miles = you will need to rent a car- $100 -$200 USD)
How far are these activities from your hotel? _____________
How did you get to this activity? (Walk, Taxi, Bus, Rent a Car?) ________________
NEXT: Calculate the cost for transportation for sightseeing/activities in country #1.
Make sure you show your math. Show transportation cost and make sure that you
have enough to cover for 3 days of travel to your sights. You may need to convert
using the currency conversion. You already have this on another page.
Day 3: Date____________ Cost: Entrance/Guide Other Fees: _________________
Sight/Activity Name:
URL where information came from:
Personal Journal: Give a good paragraph description this sight/activity in your own
words. Make sure that you include real details to show you researched this activity.
TOTAL COST FOR SIGHT SEEING.
Total up all 3 days! Make sure to convert to United States Dollars!
Sight/ Activity Day 1 $______________
Sight/ Activity Day 2 $______________
Sight/ Activity Day 3 $________________
Transportation cost for 3 days $_______________________
How many days are you in this country?
Based on the number of days you will be traveling in this country estimate the TOTAL
cost of transportation?
Make sure to add all cost to your Budget Tracking Page!
LET’S EAT!
List at least 5Traditional foods from your countries
FOOD! Eating and Restaurants
First you will need to look back on your flight plan and
figure out how many days total you will be traveling.
Country #1__________________________________
1.
You will be traveling for ________________ total days.
2.
You will be in Country #1 ________________ for _________days.
3.
4.
5.
Country #2__________________________________
1.
You will be in Country #2 _______________ for __________days.
You may not always sit and eat like this at home but TRUST ME YOU WILL
EAT when you are on the go all day! On days when you skip a meal, usually
you will want to try a local food, drink, or desert that catches your eye this
will usually cost about that of a meal.
Next calculate how many meals you will need to account for on your trip.
YOU need to use the basic of 3 meals a day! Set up the steps in words then
use the numbers. Show the MATH
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sites to check out! I would try the following sites
http://online.culturegrams.com/
http://www.asianfoodshops.com/asian_food_home.html
I would also Google country name, Traditional food. You might also try to
find menus for restaurants that have traditional food of your country.
Just for Fun!- 5 minutes ONLY!
Try to find any fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Burger King, Subway,
Pizza Hut, or Kentucky Fried Chicken in your country. Give me a brief
description of what you find.___________________________________
Total number of meals you will eat while on your trip! ___________
Be careful did you calculate for one or both countries?
Do countries have different food prices? ________
How is cost affected by the exchange rate of the US dollar?
_
Which of your two countries do you think will be the CHEAPEST to eat in?
Why will it be CHEAPER to eat in this country? Use REAL evidence based on
what you have already learned by planning your trip. Explain with detail!
Calculating REAL WORLD COST! See the screen shot below to help you
figure costs! You are going to use the cost of living web site below
Make sure you read the directions before you go to the link!
HELPFUL SUGGESTION! Round all prices so that you are left
with either whole dollars or half dollars (50 cents). This will
help you with your math.
First
Check that you are in USD
Second This is the cost of your cheap meals in a restaurant.
Third This is the cost of a mid-range meal
NOTE: this is the cost for 2 PEOPLE so make sure to do the
math and find the cost for you alone!
Fourth The really expensive meals, I would use the full price
of mid-range meals without dividing the cost in half. Then I
would add the cost of an inexpensive meal to it.
For example Our sample here for the USA is about $40.00
for 2 at a midrange restaurant like Chilies or Applebees.
So you take $40 and add the $12 inexpensive meal (burger or
pizza) giving you a total of= $52.00
You can eat at most restaurants on the strip that are “High
End” for about $50.00 a person. This doesn’t always include
drinks, appetizers, or deserts!
Ms. Marek went out to Little Buddha in the Palms Casino for
her birthday. For 2 people the bill was $396.00. DON’T
BELIEVE ME… CHECK OUT THEIR MENU! (No I Didn’t Pay.. it
was my birthday!)
http://www.palms.com/_files/_pdf/LB_Menu_9_12_09.pdf
HINT: If you could not find transportation
cost on your sightseeing worksheet #3 or
#5 … THIS MIGHT BE USED!
Now go to the following site to see what the averages are
for your countries of choice by accessing the NUMBRO
PAGE AT http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
REMEMBER: THE TOTALS WILL BE DIFFERENT because the COST OF
THE COUNTRIES IS DIFFERENT even if the DAYS are the same!
Time of a rough calculation of cost for eating
You will need to plan that 1/3 of your meals will be on the run as you go
from one activity to the next.
You will need to plan that 1/3 of your meals will be something very nice
where you will get dressed up and sit down for the entire evening with your
new friends.
Whatever is left will be simply regular meals when you can find time.
NOW CALCULATE –COST OF MEALS!
Total Number of Meals in Country #1
Number of cheap/inexpensive Meals on the run _________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Number of Normal cost/Mid-Range meals _____________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Number of Fancy sit down EXPENSIVE meals ___________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Country #1=TOTAL MEAL COST_$___________
Now recalculate for country #2 if your number of meals is different.
Total Number of Meals in Country #2
Number of cheap/inexpensive Meals on the run _________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Number of Normal cost/Mid Range meals _____________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Number of Fancy sit down EXPENSIVE meals ___________ X
$_________Average meal cost = ____________Total Cost
Country #2=TOTAL MEAL COST_$___________
Make sure to add all cost to your Budget Tracking Page!
Trip Memorabilia –Scrapbook Page
Create a memorabilia page of your trip. Include pictures and captions explaining the
items you included on your scrapbook page. Be creative and make sure to show the
true culture and history of the countries that you visited!
Budget Tracker
You have a budget of $8,000. You will be in Asia for 20
days. You may travel any days in the month of July 2015.
You will need to make sure to visit 2 countries total. You
goal is to stay on budget. REMEMBER IF YOU GO OVER
YOUR BUDGET YOU MUST GO BACK AND MAKE
CHANGES!
STARTING AMOUNT IN BUDGET is $8,000
USD
STEP #1: Calculate your total flight cost for your 2 required countries
STARTING AMOUNT IN BUDGET ($USD)_________________
REMEMBER IF YOU GO OVER YOUR BUDGET YOU MUST GO BACK AND
MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR CHOICES!
STEP #3 Total cost in country #2
Country #2 NAME: _________________________
Money Left in Budget
+___________________
Cost for Accommodations (subtract)
- __________________
Cost of Sights/Activities
(subtract)
- __________________
Cost for transportation
(subtract)
- __________________
Cost of Food
(subtract)
- __________________
Cost of Gifts (extra credit) (subtract)
- __________________
Do the Math
(subtract cost)
- _______________
Amount of Money Left in Budget
Money Left in Budget
+_______________
How much money (total) did you spend in Country#2? _________________
Flight Cost
+_____________
STEP#4 The BOTTOM LINE!
STEP #2 Total cost in country #1
How much do you have left in your budget?_________________________
Country #1NAME: _________________________
What was the total cost of your trip?
Money Left in Budget
+___________________
Which category cost you the most on your trip? Transportation, Accommodations,
Cost for Accommodations (subtract)
- __________________
Sights/Activities, Food, OR Gifts? ____________________
Cost of Sights/Activities
(subtract)
- __________________
Now that you have planned a trip out what 2 changes would you make if you were
Cost for transportation
(subtract)
- __________________
going to plan another one?
Cost of Food
(subtract)
- __________________
Cost of Gifts (extra credit) (subtract)
- __________________
Do the Math
Amount of Money Left in Budget
+_____________
How much money (total) did you spend in Country#1? _________________
Give one suggestion or tip to next year’s class before they plan their trips._______
How will you stay on budget with your spending?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Gifts/Souvenirs : EVERYONE LOVES PRESENTS!-Extra Credit
Country #1
Country #2
Make a list of 5 people in your life that you would purchase a
small gift or souvenir for. Fill in the chart of what you purchased
for them. I expect good quality descriptions and how it shows
your country’s unique characteristics (Religion, fashion,
products produced, food grown, culture, language, etc.).
SEARCH HINTS: This is best done by individual country.
Go to Google Search and type in your country name followed by souvenirs. You need
to remember you are going to get something that represents the country! Do not go
totally cheesy on all of the souvenirs that you bring back. I expect to see several that
are traditional like, jade, religious items, silk, art, clothing Asian style.etc…
Persons
Name
1. YOU
4.
Item Description
Cost
In $
USD
Country How is it
of
unique to
Purchase the country
5.
Cost of Gifts/souvenirs in Country #1___$_____________USD__
Cost of Gifts/ Souvenirs in Country #2__$____________USD___
TOTAL AMOUNT COST OF GIFTS $ ________________________USD
Make sure to add GIFTS to your budget tracker!
BONUS- Sky is the Limit- SHOP TILL YOU DROP
If you did not have a budget what would you like to purchase?
Country #1:
2. 2. MS.
Marek
Dream Purchase:
Cost:
How does it represent this country?
3.
Country #2:
Dream Purchase:
Cost:
How does it represent this country?