*Post update: The OneWorld RTW tickets have been discontinued. No, seriously. I bought 14 flights for $346. Many people have asked me, “How can you afford to go on such a huge trip???” or “I wish I had the money to travel around the world.” It may sound like a ridiculously expensive and foolish thing to do, but it doesn’t […]
RTW Budget Update: Thailand
For Thailand, we stayed 26 days and budgeted $45 per day for two people, which was right on target for the type of trip we did. We spent an average of $42.12 per day. (All numbers are total for the two of us, items like visas, fees, activities and food can be split in half to get a per […]
RTW Budget Update: Indonesia
We stayed 29 days and budgeted $40 per day for two people, which ended up being too low, even though our final average was pretty close. We were able to keep it low mainly by picking our accommodations carefully and eating very cheap. We found one warung in Indonesia that we loved and she served Nasi […]
Planning your RTW Itinerary – Part 2
Now that you have narrowed your dreams to a more realistic list of countries, begin to look at how long you plan to stay in each country. Depending how you travel you may have more or less flexibility on this issue. Since we are traveling on an AA oneworld award, we choose our destinations and […]
Planning Your RTW Itinerary – Part 1
Sitting down to plan your RTW Itinerary is very overwhelming. It is a big world out there and there is so much to experience. There are a couple of things I would suggest considering as you begin to plan your trip. 1. You can not see everything While traveling for a year you will experience cultures […]
Help! Pre-Planning – Hong Kong
In an attempt to organize our pre planning and to focus the millions of things we want to do in the next 5 months, we have decided to focus on one city we will visit per week. Our week will consist of researching the transportation, accommodations and all around expectations of our upcoming travels. We […]