For me I lived in India and Nepal for 8 months when I was in my early 20s. Hired a 125cc moped and traveled along the coast in Goa from the bottom to the top visiting all the old Portuguese forts. I lived on a budget of £1000 a month and lived very well, I rented a modest beach house on the beach in palolem and ate at local restaurants, smoking a lot of hash, I had such an amazing time, also been to Sri Lanka 3 times.