Around the World Travel Guide
RTW Guides(642)
RTW Travel: A Decade of Changes
RTW travel has evolved from a niche activity for privileged Westerners into a normalized global phenomenon. Technological shifts (instant communication, booking platforms), economic changes (budget airlines, affordable accommodations globally), and cultural shifts (remote work normalizing, career breaks becoming acceptable) have transformed travel accessibility. The internet community around RTW travel amplifies this - shared experiences, documentation, and advice make planning feasible where once it required months of guidebook research. Understanding these shifts helps contextualize both current challenges (overtourism) and opportunities (democratized access).
Rachel – Around-the-World Traveler
Renee Berling – Around-the-World Traveler
Renee Lindberg – Around-the-World Traveler
Resource List
BootsnAll and partner sites provide comprehensive resources for RTW travel planning. Flights, accommodation, insurance, and travel planning tools all in one place.
Rex – Around-the-World Traveler
Rhodri Pearson – Around-the-World Traveler
Richard Taylor – Around-the-World Traveler
Ricky Bennison – Around-the-World Traveler
Robert Nugent – Round-the-World Traveler
Rolf Potts No Baggage Challenge RTW
In 2010 BootsnAll partnered with travel writer and author of Vagabonding, Rolf Potts, to put on the No Baggage Challenge . Rolf took a 6-week round the world trip where he brought absolutely no bags with him. We don't expect you to recreate his trip by not bringing any luggage, but you certainly ca