Comments on: How to Plan a Round-the-World Travel Route That Makes Sense http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/ Dubious tips & essential ephemera for today's curious traveler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Saran http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-23638 Saran Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:16:08 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-23638 Hi Amanda, Thanks for the avice... I not really trying to do it all in one trip. I'd like to plan for visiting a few different countries each year... Until today I had no idea RTW tickets were available. I am excited about that, I may do a 2 week RTW trip next year Hi Amanda, Thanks for the avice… I not really trying to do it all in one trip. I’d like to plan for visiting a few different countries each year… Until today I had no idea RTW tickets were available. I am excited about that, I may do a 2 week RTW trip next year

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]]> By: Craig S. Holden http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-18278 Craig S. Holden Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:48:37 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-18278 Hello Amanda, Good Advice, thank you for sharing the RTW expirence. I plan my around-the-world trips from West to East. Every completed trip gives me an extra day of life! THX Jules V. and Philias F. The '73 trip started it all.. there I was, in London, it was 9:12 in the morning, Friday, November 21st. I responded to a lady holding a sign that read "TWA TOURS", recieved a Numbered Cardboard Badge, climbed aboard a Little Blue Bus. and was told we were headed for the Tower of London... I had been awake for 29 hours and 17 minites and I wanted a bathroom and a hotel bed... By 10:18 that evening I would have seen the Crown Jewels, celebrated my 30th birthday, and become a new, very expirenced, Guiness Drinker, riding the Circle Line Subway, around and around, waiting for the Marbel Arch Stop to arrive. 1975 was the Alaskan Highway in a Type 181 VW, to Fairbanks and back (back was Palo Alto - Silicon Valley during the interesting times). My first ATW trip took place, with bicycle, during 1977 and '78 and changed my life... two years in Nepal... that would make a good chapter title, 'Two years in Katmandu'. (Can one be a Buddist Presbyterian? stay tuned) '85 was 3 months to Alaska by Bicycle, and in 1994 I made the trip in 5 days 9 hours by Buick. An '84 Trip ,with my Mother, included Paris. I was forty years old, and as she spoke with the waiter in a little resturant next to our lodgings, I realized for the first time, she could speak French! (Mom, when did you learn to speak French?) Now in the seventh decade of this life, I still dreamplan my next trip. Around The World (what else), this time by Car. It is the 16th of April, Milepost Zero - California Station. L.Y.N.D.A. and I have just begun our Around the World Drive. First stop, Roaring Camp RR, there, the Old Steam Locomotive is about to receive a gift of AI from the L.ogically Y.ared N.avigational D.ata A.nalyist, the computer driven automobile, with whom I ride. Using the computers artificial intelligence (and artistic licence) we are going to be introduced to the Steam Engine's friends, the manificent Coastal Redwoods, from whom we shall learn the history of the Sempervirens, the Ohlones, and the Henry Cowell Redwood State Park as we ride the train through the San Lorenzo Valley on the way to Santa Cruz. (Did you know that there are 94,286 towns, cities, and otherwise wide spots on the World Road, named, Santa Cruz) Wait until you learn the history of Paris told by an animated Tower of Iron Construction. ooh la la. Taste the tears at the Taj Mahal... her lover had planned his tomb to be a copy of her jewel incrusted resting place, His, rendered in black, was to be built on the island across the river from hers. Enter the son, unhappy that 'dad' was 'spending his inheritence', gave his father a room in Agra's Red Fort for the remainder of his life. There was a view of the Taj Mahal from the cells window. - The Wonder is the World, a Round Ball Spaceship. I say to all Flat Worlders: See you in the Funny Papers. - The rest of the story will be on "LYNDA Sees the World". - Come on along... it's going to be a beautiful drive. - Plan... Dream... but in the end... GO! There is nothing out there but human beings. The only differences are found at borders and in governments. Be flexable... the trip won't turn out as it was planned. Don't worry, snafu's lead to wonderful happens, the successful trip might be, because, it didn't go... According to the Plan. C. Holden - 2011 - at the Station Hello Amanda,
Good Advice, thank you for sharing the RTW expirence.
I plan my around-the-world trips from West to East.
Every completed trip gives me an extra day of life! THX Jules V. and Philias F.
The ’73 trip started it all.. there I was, in London, it was 9:12 in the morning, Friday, November 21st. I responded to a lady holding a sign that read “TWA TOURS”, recieved a Numbered Cardboard Badge, climbed aboard a Little Blue Bus. and was told we were
headed for the Tower of London… I had been awake for 29 hours and 17 minites and I wanted a bathroom and a hotel bed… By 10:18 that evening I would have seen the Crown Jewels, celebrated my 30th birthday, and become a new, very expirenced, Guiness Drinker, riding the Circle Line Subway, around and around, waiting for the Marbel Arch Stop to arrive.
1975 was the Alaskan Highway in a Type 181 VW, to Fairbanks and back (back was Palo Alto – Silicon Valley during the interesting times).
My first ATW trip took place, with bicycle, during 1977 and ’78 and changed my life… two years in Nepal… that would make a good chapter title, ‘Two years in Katmandu’. (Can one be a Buddist Presbyterian? stay tuned)
’85 was 3 months to Alaska by Bicycle, and in 1994 I made the trip in 5 days 9 hours by Buick.
An ’84 Trip ,with my Mother, included Paris. I was forty years old, and as she spoke with the waiter in a little resturant next to our lodgings, I realized for the first time, she could speak French! (Mom, when did you learn to speak French?)
Now in the seventh decade of this life, I still dreamplan my next trip. Around The World (what else), this time by Car.
It is the 16th of April, Milepost Zero – California Station.
L.Y.N.D.A. and I have just begun our Around the World Drive.
First stop, Roaring Camp RR, there, the Old Steam Locomotive is about to receive a gift of AI from the L.ogically Y.ared N.avigational D.ata A.nalyist, the computer driven automobile, with whom I ride. Using the computers artificial intelligence (and artistic licence) we are going to be introduced to the Steam Engine’s friends, the manificent Coastal Redwoods, from whom we shall learn the history of the Sempervirens, the Ohlones, and the Henry Cowell Redwood State Park as we ride the train through the San Lorenzo Valley on the way to Santa Cruz. (Did you know that there are 94,286 towns, cities, and otherwise wide spots on the World Road, named, Santa Cruz)
Wait until you learn the history of Paris told by an animated Tower of Iron Construction. ooh la la.
Taste the tears at the Taj Mahal… her lover had planned his tomb to be a copy of her jewel incrusted resting place, His, rendered in black, was to be built on the island across the river from hers. Enter the son, unhappy that ‘dad’ was ‘spending his inheritence’, gave his father a room in Agra’s Red Fort for the remainder of his life. There was a view of the Taj Mahal from the cells window.
-
The Wonder is the World, a Round Ball Spaceship.
I say to all Flat Worlders: See you in the Funny Papers.
-
The rest of the story will be on “LYNDA Sees the World”.
-
Come on along… it’s going to be a beautiful drive.
-
Plan… Dream… but in the end… GO!
There is nothing out there but human beings. The only differences are found at borders and in governments.
Be flexable… the trip won’t turn out as it was planned. Don’t worry, snafu’s lead to wonderful happens, the successful trip might be, because, it didn’t go… According to the Plan.
C. Holden – 2011 – at the Station

]]> By: Don Nadeau http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-17550 Don Nadeau Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:15:18 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-17550 Forgot to mention that Aerolineas Argentinas will join the SkyTeam alliance during 2012, which will bring more RTW ticketing opportunities. LAN already is in OneWorld, which may be better than SkyTeam for a southern RTW, because Qantas also hangs out there. Forgot to mention that Aerolineas Argentinas will join the SkyTeam alliance during 2012, which will bring more RTW ticketing opportunities.

LAN already is in OneWorld, which may be better than SkyTeam for a southern RTW, because Qantas also hangs out there.

]]> By: Don Nadeau http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-17549 Don Nadeau Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:08:44 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-17549 I say pack a RTW trip with places you are not likely to reach easily or inexpensively on shorter trips. For someone from Europe or North America, stops might include places in South America and central and southern Africa. Because Aerolineas Argentinas and LAN connect South America with Australia & New Zealand, you need not backtrack. Southern Africa and South America are also linked directly, which saves time and money. I say pack a RTW trip with places you are not likely to reach easily or inexpensively on shorter trips.

For someone from Europe or North America, stops might include places in South America and central and southern Africa.

Because Aerolineas Argentinas and LAN connect South America with Australia & New Zealand, you need not backtrack. Southern Africa and South America are also linked directly, which saves time and money.

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]]> By: Henrique http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-17546 Henrique Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:38:32 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-17546 Very good article, I hope it inspires lot's of 1st timers to get out of the cubicle and go rtw. I just can't agree with the last paragraph… planning isn't (never) as fun as the actual traveling. Being out on the streets is the real deal, most of the time the best experiences are gained from going with the flow, and keep your plans as open as possible. Over-planning can ruin your experiences and expectations. Keep an open mind and enjoy the freedom of Vagabonding… no pressure. Very good article, I hope it inspires lot’s of 1st timers to get out of the cubicle and go rtw. I just can’t agree with the last paragraph… planning isn’t (never) as fun as the actual traveling. Being out on the streets is the real deal, most of the time the best experiences are gained from going with the flow, and keep your plans as open as possible. Over-planning can ruin your experiences and expectations. Keep an open mind and enjoy the freedom of Vagabonding… no pressure.

]]> By: Andy http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-16948 Andy Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:18:53 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-16948 Hi Amanda. Enjoyed reading your post, I'm planning a trip around the world. With a budget of £5000. I was thinking of starting in India. But then going to China to teach English as a foreign language for 6-12 months. Trying to live off the money I earn there to help my budget. The sort of just going through South East Asia like Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, malyasia. The try and see some of Australia and New Zealand. After that going to South America to once again to teach english for 6-12 months living off what i earn and then coming back to the UK. Is this feasable??? Hi Amanda.

Enjoyed reading your post, I’m planning a trip around the world. With a budget of £5000.
I was thinking of starting in India. But then going to China to teach English as a foreign language for 6-12 months. Trying to live off the money I earn there to help my budget. The sort of just going through South East Asia like Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, malyasia. The try and see some of Australia and New Zealand. After that going to South America to once again to teach english for 6-12 months living off what i earn and then coming back to the UK. Is this feasable???

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]]> By: Nico http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-13301 Nico Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:16:38 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-plan-a-round-the-world-route-that-makes-sense/#comment-13301 Hi everyone..I do have a question that it might look stupid but I do need to know the answer..what is consider a Round the world trip??..how many countries do you have to touch??..can I just pick the ecuador line and just follow it??..Any suggestions? thanks!!! Hi everyone..I do have a question that it might look stupid but I do need to know the answer..what is consider a Round the world trip??..how many countries do you have to touch??..can I just pick the ecuador line and just follow it??..Any suggestions?
thanks!!!

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