When planning a round the world trip, putting your itinerary together usually seems quite easy, at least as far as the longer flights are concerned. You’ll fly from New York to London or from Los Angeles to Sydney or from Cape Town to Rio, as these options are generally known to be the cheapest to… Continue reading Cheapest airports in Asia
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RTW in the USA: West Coast edition
This is the 4th and final installment in my series concentrating on places in the continental United States that RTW travelers should consider. Even though I violated some naming rules in the process, I divided the country into 4 vertical slices, so you can catch up with my East Coast, Midwest, and Great Plains editions… Continue reading RTW in the USA: West Coast edition
RTW in the USA: Great Plains edition
This is Part 3 in a series of 4 articles that give recommendations for places in the United States that those on a RTW trip might consider visiting. The “Great Plains” has a specific definition that I’m mostly ignoring here, by the way. I’m dividing up the US mainland in 4 parts, and this article… Continue reading RTW in the USA: Great Plains edition
RTW in the USA – Midwest edition
This is part 2 in a series of 4 articles that will suggest places to consider in the US for those on a round the world trip. The first part covered East Coast suggestions and the final two will be the Great Plains (more or less) and the West Coast. If you are from another… Continue reading RTW in the USA – Midwest edition
RTW in the USA – East Coast
If you are planning a round the world trip, and you are from either the US or Canada, then the list below will mean very little to you, and it might even make you laugh or motivate you to disagree. But we know that plenty of people from Europe and elsewhere go on RTW trips,… Continue reading RTW in the USA – East Coast
Some great travel resources for the RTW crowd
There are great resources for the RTW traveler all over the web, but some of them are much easier to find than others, so I’d like to point out some cool stuff that would otherwise be easy to miss. BootsnAll is running a weekly series of Expert Travel Articles, and most of them offer great… Continue reading Some great travel resources for the RTW crowd
Special March fares for RTW tickets
I know we’ve said it before, but it bears repeating – the economic news, however bad it sounds (and is), can be great news if you’re a bargain-hunting world traveler. Some people can’t think about travel right now, and that’s understandable. But if you’re one of the lucky ones with a (still) steady income, you’d… Continue reading Special March fares for RTW tickets
Budget travel strategies to consider for 2009
If you have money saved up, and are on a RTW trip or are about to set out fairly soon, then you are luckier than you might imagine. We’ve all seen headlines for the past couple months about this problem or that problem, and the travel industry itself is one of the hardest hit of… Continue reading Budget travel strategies to consider for 2009
Itineraries for RTW Trips – Leaving from North America
When people get serious about the idea of going on a round the world trip, obviously one of the first issues involves putting together some kind of itinerary or route map. Sure, there are people who prefer to just buy their first one-way ticket, and make the rest up as they go, but if you… Continue reading Itineraries for RTW Trips – Leaving from North America
Plan some resort stops while on your RTW trip
When most people begin planning their beginning round the world trip itinerary, it’s common to concentrate on RTW must-see sights – things like the Great Pyramids of Giza or the Acropolis in Athens, but along the way you are going to want to take some breaks from those historical sights, and fortunately you’ll be able… Continue reading Plan some resort stops while on your RTW trip