So if you’re planning a world trip and find it difficult to balance your budget, add Southeast Asia into the mix. The more time you spend there, the less chance you’ll break your budget. Remember how we talked about bonds’ smoothing out the ride in your portfolio? Well, Southeast Asia is like the bonds of your travel portfolio; it evens out your costs. And you could do the same thing with other lower-cost places, like Mexico, Central America, South America, Eastern Europe, or Portugal.

