Tightwad Travel: The Original Frugal Traveler?

Every book I've ever written was 11 weeks. I need 11 weeks to do things. After 11 weeks, even living here at home, I get very antsy. If I went to a country to do a book, after 11 weeks, I would say to myself: Obviously I could stay here the rest ... That means you had $1 for breakfast, maybe $4 or $5 for your hotel room and the rest of lunch and dinner. I always joke to people, I did Japan on $5 a day and now it's $5 a second, but in actual fact if you go to Japan today, ...