How to plan a round-the-world trip. Itʼs the ultimate trip: circumnavigating the planet, and stopping off wherever takes your fancy.
Great for travellers who want to see it all, or who are just plain indecisive. But booking a round-the-world (RTW) trip can be a complex business. Hereʼs our guide to getting started. How to do it The most economical way to circumnavigate is to buy a round-the-world air ticket that uses one airline alliance. There are rules: you must follow one global direction (east or west – no backtracking); you must start and finish in the same country; and you must book all your flights before departure, though you can change them later (which may incur extra charges).
How long you need You could whip round the world in a weekend if you flew non-stop. When to go The weather will never be ideal in all your stops. Pin this image Image by Christian Steen Where to go The classic (and cheapest) RTW tickets flit between a few big cities, for example London – Bangkok – Singapore – Sydney – LA. Tips, tricks & pitfalls. Travel Full-Time for Cheap! Wise Bread Picks For the last five years, I've been traveling the world full-time, and for less money than I've ever spent (and I'd wager less money than most people would spend) to live in one place.
My worldly possessions fit into one bag (just larger than carry-on size) and a backpack containing my laptop and computer gear. This small entourage (weighing less than 45 pounds in total) comes with me as I wander around the world, sometimes quickly, but mostly slowly. In 2011 alone, I traversed 13 countries and over 45,360 miles. Sounds pretty expensive, huh? What if I told you it wasn't? Believe it. How to Keep Your Travel Costs Low Of course, I could travel for way more than $17,000/year. Here are a few of my secrets. Don't Pay for Accommodations In the entire year of 2011, I paid $173 for accommodation. Work-Trade/Volunteer There are lots of creative opportunities to work in trade for your accommodation (and sometimes food) and enjoy a more immersive travel experience. Hospitality Exchange. Travel Books.
View Basket <div class='nav__item nav__item--user'><a class='nav__item nav__item--primary js-nav-item' href=' class='nav__icon icon--user--before icon--white--before'></i> My account </a></div> Strangely, one of the best parts of travel can be before you leave.
Then you may have months to concoct what it is you're going to do with those 2 weeks in Costa Rica, 2 days in Paris, 2 months in Africa. You can luxuriate in the possibilities, swimming around in a place's past, present and future, before you even touch down. To help you in the research phase of your journey, we've put together travel reading musts (both fiction and non-fiction) for some popular destinations: Africa Americas Asia Caribbean Europe Middle East Pacific And, of course, Lonely Planet has a few books that could be helpful. 80 Travel Tips. Keeping simple tips in mind while traveling can enable you to visit places like Egypt with ease.
If you've never traveled or you travel all the time, simple tips will help all over the worldDon't ever carry your actual passport with you -- bring a copy insteadCarry a "dummy" wallet with old, expired credit cards in case you are robbed (Matador) -- Hindsight is 20/20, right? Well, foresight can be near to it when you have the expertise of some seriously savvy travelers at your fingertips. Like the Matador team. Travel Made Easy. 28 Travel Tips.
The Palace of Happiness in Bhutan.
Chris Guillebeau AC360° Contributor When you first head off to places in the world that are a lot different from where you live, a number of things change. You have to learn to adapt. I still make a lot of mistakes everywhere I go, but I try to learn from each of them. Here’s a short list of things I wish I’d known before I started my routine of extensive overseas travel, especially in countries in Africa, South Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America that are not part of the tourist circuit. Health Care 1. Editor's note: While drugs may be cheaper in other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention don't recommend buying drugs while traveling as they may be counterfeit, expired, a different drug than expected or may contain too much or too little active ingredient. 2.
Editor's note: Click here for information from the CDC about medical tourism. Money 3. 4. 5. Outside the Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan. 6. Taxis 7. 8. 9. 10. Safety. How to See the World for Cheap.