Around the World Travel Guide

WOOFing on RTW

Watch Out For the Hot Stuff

Watch Spending When Traveling With Others

Watch Your Meds

Week 5

This is an archive page from a 2010-era contest. Historic content kept for reference.

Week 6

This page is an archive of Week 6 content from BootsnAll's historical RTW contest and community challenges. While the original contest has ended, it remains a reference point for understanding RTW travel planning milestones.

What Holds You Back From Traveling?

What To Do With All Your Stuff While You're Gone

Leaving your belongings for RTW travel feels overwhelming but breaks down into simple decisions: sell the valuable stuff, store the sentimental items, donate/discard the rest, and handle the legal paperwork. Paying storage unit rent for a year costs thousands while your possessions depreciate. The better approach: before leaving, be ruthless about what actually matters and find homes for everything else. Most RTW travelers discover they didn't miss 95% of their stuff and end up selling more on return.

What Type of Person Goes on a RTW Trip?

RTW travelers aren't a monolith - they include 19-year-old gap year kids, 35-year-old burned-out workers, 65-year-old retirees, families with children, and digital nomads. People travel for radically different reasons: career breaks, relationship exploration, family bonding, spiritual seeking, or simple adventure. Dispelling myths about who "should" travel is essential - there's no wrong age, income, or motivation. Successful RTW travelers share flexibility and willingness to prioritize experiences over possessions rather than any demographic profile.

What is Your Why?

What is the reason you want to take a round the world trip? Is it something that you've really sat down and thought about? Have you come up with your "Why?" For most of us travel lovers, the initial answer is something along the lines of, "I want to see all the places I've dreamed about." But if y

What to Do With Your House When Traveling Long-Term

One of the biggest obstacles for people to overcome when taking off on a long-term, round the world trip is the housing situation, particularly for those who own. Some may feel completely tied down, but just because you own a home doesn't mean you are stuck. It doesn't mean you can't take a long-te

What to do With Your Job?

At this point in your trip planning, you probably have a plan together and have started researching heavily,  looking into costs of doing a trip like this, assessing your financial situation, and looking at possible routes. But what about job and career? For some, this part is easy. If you're one o