The beauty of the Internet is that you can go anywhere in the world without leaving your home. If you’re a fan of travel, then of course this is hardly a substitute for the real thing. However, if you’re looking to get some ideas on places to go, get a sense for a place before… Continue reading The Art of Traveling Virtually
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The Top Travel Destinations from the readers of Concierge.com
There’s a great feature over at Conde Naste Traveler’s Concierge.com covering their readers’ top destinations in a variety of categories. If you’re trying to come up with a shortlist of places to add to your RTW itinerary, this would be a great place for some inspiration.
Holidays Abroad
If you are gone for a long enough time, you will invariably miss some things at home. During my one year odyssey, I missed a couple of weddings, the winter holiday season, the 4th of July (my favorite holiday), a big get together from college friends, and just about everything else. Missing out on things… Continue reading Holidays Abroad
Strange Currency
As the world becomes a smaller place, traveling gets easier in a lot of ways. Sure, some places aren’t as untouched as they once were, and it gets harder and harder to find a way off the beaten path year after year. But some aspects of travel that were once difficult or inconvenient have become… Continue reading Strange Currency
Five Ways to Make Your iPod the Ultimate Travel Gadget
Probably the one piece of electronic equipment I always see people traveling with, other than a digital camera, is an iPod. It makes perfect sense, too; traveling has lots of down time, and what better way to keep yourself sane during those ridiculously long layovers and train journeys than by listening to some tunes. What… Continue reading Five Ways to Make Your iPod the Ultimate Travel Gadget
Keeping in Touch During Your RTW Trip
Computers and the Internet make staying in touch while traveling the world very easy these days, and fairly cheap too. If you plan on traveling to a wide range of countries and/or spending a long time away from home, you should know what communication options are available to you, and how to get the most… Continue reading Keeping in Touch During Your RTW Trip
Keeping Track of Your Budget
Unless you’re working on the road or have some other means of location-independent income, once you depart for your trip the amount of money you can spend becomes finite. If you’ll be spending a long time abroad, then you need to take a long look at how you plan to budget. Credit cards are great… Continue reading Keeping Track of Your Budget
Developing a Packing Strategy
Packing for a trip around the world can be a tricky venture. It’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to plan things in such a way that you will always be at the optimal temperature. If you’re mixing up hemispheres in your journeys, or visiting a variety of landscapes, then it becomes even more difficult… Continue reading Developing a Packing Strategy
Money Saving Tips for RTW Trips
There’s an old saying for when you’re deciding what to pack when you travel that goes, “Take half the clothes and twice the money.” If it were only that simple it would be great, but of course it’s not so easy. For most people, the two hardest things to come by when planning their trips… Continue reading Money Saving Tips for RTW Trips
A Different Kind of RTW
When thinking about taking a trip around the world, it’s easy to get caught up in itineraries. Guidebooks and the Internet make getting advice and information on potential trip ideas really easy. Sometimes, however, this can lead to information overload. Or worse, you feel like you will just be taking a trip that’s been created… Continue reading A Different Kind of RTW