Around the World Travel Guide
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Take your Vitamins
Taking a Mobile Phone
Tal Gutstadt – Around-the-World Traveler
Tanya Perepeluk – Round-the-World Traveler
Telling Family About your RTW Trip
The 6 Steps of Reverse Culture Shock
When preparing to leave for a RTW trip, you will plan to deal with culture shock when you arrive in a new country. Traveling abroad throws you into a scenario that is uncomfortable. The people are different, many times the language is different, the food is different, the transportation options are
The Art of Overland Travel
Traveling overland is the preferred way of getting around for most long-term travelers. If you find yourself in mostly developing countries, it's by far the cheapest and most efficient way of exploring a country or region. Adding flights makes your budget soar quickly, so it just makes sense to take
The Benefits of Slowing Down During a RTW Trip
All long-term travelers have their own way of doing things, their own style, their own opinions on the best way to take an extended trip. Some like to move at breakneck speed just the same as a one or two week vacation. Some like to really slooooow it down and hunker down in one or two places for
The BootsnAll TripPlanner
The BootsnAll TripPlanner helps you plan your round-the-world route systematically. Start with regions, add countries, estimate timing and costs, and finalize your itinerary. Planning makes travel organized and less stressful.
The First-time Traveller (1 of 3)
Most first-time long-term travelers burn months of worry on the wrong things. The mugging and the malaria almost never come. Boredom, loneliness, and blowing your budget by week three are what get you. Here's what to plan for, and what to stop losing sleep over.
The First-time Traveller (2 of 3)
Strip round-the-world travel down to what you truly can't leave without and you get three things: a passport, a way to reach your money, and a ticket out. Sort those and you can go. The rest is gear you can buy on the road or live without.
The First-time Traveller (3 of 3)
More stuff makes travel worse, not better. This is the whole packing and gear guide: pack for a week, plan to do laundry, carry a bag under 9 kg, and skip the pile of kit you'll never touch. It ends with a complete list you can pack straight from.