In a recent post on this blog we talked about the importance of considering travel insurance for a RTW trip, especially travel medical insurance. We talked about a couple of tummy ailments that can end up being serious medical issues if they’re left untreated, and the fact that they’re relatively common when you’re traveling to… Continue reading Planning for Travel Disasters on a RTW Trip
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Travel Insurance: An Important Component of Trip Planning
With almost any task, there are fun parts and tedious parts – and that goes for planning a RTW trip, too. The fun parts include planning a route (it’s easy to see why this is one of the most popular topics on RTW forums) and getting new gear. Perhaps the most un-fun part of trip… Continue reading Travel Insurance: An Important Component of Trip Planning
Last Minute Travel Gift Ideas to the Rescue
With only a few days left until Christmas, anyone left with shopping to do is likely looking for easy and quick gift options. If you’ve got a traveler on your list, that’s actually not as hard as you might think – and you don’t even have to buy them cheap airline tickets, either. >> Did… Continue reading Last Minute Travel Gift Ideas to the Rescue
Fitness & Health on a RTW Trip
For many people, going on vacation is an excuse to indulge more than they do at home – and this is especially true in the categories of eating too much and not exercising. Dieting and working out, after all, are things that all but the die-hards think shouldn’t follow you on a break from your… Continue reading Fitness & Health on a RTW Trip
Gift-Giving for RTW Travelers Made Easy
As we’re going into Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, we’re also going into the time when most people start thinking about doing their holiday shopping. Of course, many stores have been trying to get us to part with money for a few weeks, but in the U.S. anyway they’ll be starting their full-court press… Continue reading Gift-Giving for RTW Travelers Made Easy
Investing in the Right Tech RTW Gear
We talked recently about when it’s important to buy high quality RTW gear for your trip instead of solely hunting for whatever’s on sale, and this time we’re going to talk about another gear-related topic that might involve forking over more cash than you would otherwise like. But even if you’re not what others might… Continue reading Investing in the Right Tech RTW Gear
Investing in High Quality RTW Trip Gear
After questions about what RTW itinerary is best, the next most frequently-asked questions on most message boards about long-term travel have to do with gear. If you’re on a round-the-world trip, chances are good that you’re trying to travel as minimally as possible, so bringing lots of cool gadgets isn’t practical. As great as they… Continue reading Investing in High Quality RTW Trip Gear
Best iPhone Apps for RTW Travel
Once upon a time, long-term travelers were the people who abandoned the trappings of everyday life to see the world. These days, you’ll just as often find round-the-world travelers who prefer to bring some conveniences of everyday life with them on the road. They’re not opposed to letting technology assist them in their travels, which… Continue reading Best iPhone Apps for RTW Travel
Cheap Multi-Stop Flights
Planning an [almost] around the world trip? Sometimes when you’re not going all the way around the world a multi-city flight (often called a multi-stop or open jaw if you’re traveling overland, too) can be a cheaper option. For example, if you’re flying from Los Angeles to Hawaii to Australia and back to Los Angeles,… Continue reading Cheap Multi-Stop Flights
Best Around the World Tickets: A Comparison
What is the best RTW ticket? BootsnAll launched Indie, the world’s first multi-country flight finder that allows users to search, price, and book tickets up to 25 legs, completely online, in January 2013. This completely changed the game when it comes to multi-stop, RTW tickets. While we feel Indie the best option for round the world travelers,… Continue reading Best Around the World Tickets: A Comparison