One of the most common questions that comes up when you’re planning a RTW trip is the right pack to bring. There isn’t really one best backpack for an RTW trip, so choosing the one that’s right for you is a matter of learning what the main features are on the various packs and figuring… Continue reading Picking a Pack is the Least of Your Worries
Category: Stories
Making Your RTW Budget Last
As anyone who’s planning an around the world trip knows, one of the most common questions that needs to be addressed during the planning stages has to do with your RTW trip’s budget. It’s easy for people who are unfamiliar with long-term travel to assume that such trips require enormous trust funds or winning lotto… Continue reading Making Your RTW Budget Last
RTW Inspiration: Travel Themes
Not everyone needs an inspiration to take a RTW trip, but sometimes it’s fun to have a theme for a journey. Some people take cooking classes, some go in search of Icelandic elves, some skydive in each place they visit, some go birdwatching around the world – the list of possibilities is endless. The main… Continue reading RTW Inspiration: Travel Themes
Gifts for RTW Travelers: Travel Journals
The holidays can be a tough time to be a round-the-world traveler. If you’re already on a long-term trip and you aren’t planning to be home, it might be more challenging than expected to be far away from family and friends during what is traditionally such a family-oriented time of year. If you’re in the… Continue reading Gifts for RTW Travelers: Travel Journals
Traveling with an E-Reader
Even the most tech-savvy among us has the potential to hang onto the past for nostalgic reasons. Personally, I’ve been reluctant to adopt the idea of e-books. I still love curling up with a good book – an actual book – and feeling the paper as I turn each page. It’s what I know. But… Continue reading Traveling with an E-Reader
Are you ready for long-term travel?
Almost everyone who has spend some vacations away from home, has considered , at some point, long-time travel. If others can do it, I can do it , as well, right? Well, true, most likely you’ll manage such a long-term vacation, if you put your mind to it. But firstly, you should read the truths… Continue reading Are you ready for long-term travel?
Reasons for Traveling Around the World
It would probably be over-stating things to say that “there are as many reasons to travel RTW as there are RTW travelers,” but it can definitely be said without a hint of hyperbole that there is more than one reason to take a round the world trip. And, unless your reason involves harming someone or… Continue reading Reasons for Traveling Around the World