I don't know where you get the figure of 20k from?Nor do I want to, try doing third world country trips and see what it adds up to? It doesnt matter how much you have left over its not worth anything back here!
I sure hope short haul have got strong stomachs to avoid Bombay belly and they enjoy site seeing.
At least when operations understood what a demanding trip it was to Bombay they included it with a London so you could return via BKK or Sin.
For all Carmens ability to rationalise it still can't factor in human fatigue and cast iron stomachs.
