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 | A Jaw-Opening Experience
Posted on 07th December 2006 by rtwtips |
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| When planning your Round the World ticket itinerary, think beyond just flights. Some of the better (albeit more expensive) tickets allow you to travel "open jaw", which means landing in one hub, working your way overland and taking your next flight in another hub (e.g. Into Bangkok -> overland around South East Asia -> Out of Singapore). It can sometimes result in a cheaper ticket (if your ticket's cost is based on mileage) and adds a bit more variety to your trip. |
| Overlander
Posted on 07th December 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Although more expensive, overland travel can be a fabulous experience - you get to see far more of the countries you're traversing rather than flying over their beauty at 30,000 feet. Consider devoting a large section of your trip, if not all of it, to overland travel. Train is a good mode of transport. It's possible to travel from London to South East Asia purely by train - how about it? |
| Accessing Money
Posted on 07th December 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Increasingly travellers are using ATM cards as their method of accessing money on long trips. This especially makes sense if you're from the UK, as you can take advantage of the Nationwide FlexAccount, which doesn't charge you fees for using your ATM or credit card abroad. Travellers cheques still have a place, though, as a means of obtaining money where ATMs are thin on the ground - and especially as an emergency cash reserve if you lose your ATM card.
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| Take it Easy!
Posted on 07th December 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Many travellers' first impulse on a RTW is to squeeze every place they've ever wanted to go to into their 12 months. The result is an itinerary of rushing around the world between twenty countries and not actually spending any decent amount of time in any to appreciate them. Focus on the countries you really want to see and do them justice; leave the others out for another trip. |
| Locks on Bags
Posted on 30th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Small padlocks on every zip of your pack will deter the casual street pickpocket, if not the more determined thieves. |
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