Around the World Itinerary

Around the World Itinerary: 13 Months & 35 Countries

Julie Itinerary, RTW 102 Comments

In 2014 and 2015, we spent 13 months traveling around the world. If you are considering long-term travel and need some inspiration, or just want to find out what we did, here is our around the world itinerary. An Overview of Our Around the World Trip   Duration: 13 months, 396 days Countries visited: 35 Continents: 5 Distance traveled: 87,314 …

Plan an Around the World Itinerary

How to Design an Around the World Itinerary

Julie Itinerary, RTW 19 Comments

With everything that goes into planning a long-term trip, designing your around the world itinerary is the fun part. This is when dreaming of far off places becomes a reality. Do you want to travel to London, Bangkok, the Great Barrier Reef, or Machu Picchu? On an around the world itinerary, you can visit them all! Here are our tips …

RTW Plane Ticket

RTW Ticket vs. One Way Tickets, Which One is Better?

Julie RTW 2 Comments

If you are planning to travel around the world, you have two options for booking your flights: a RTW ticket or a series of one-way tickets. Both options have pros and cons, with the main factors being cost and flexibility. If you will be traveling around the world, don’t automatically assume that you need to book a RTW ticket. There …

One Year Later

One Year Later…

Julie RTW 26 Comments

This post was written in July 2016, one year after returning home from our trip around the world. It has been one year since we took that final bus journey from NYC to Maryland. One momentous, lightning fast year, full of readjustments, new beginnings, and plans for our future. Not a day goes by that we do not reflect on …

Travel Tips

101 Travel Tips After Traveling Around the World

Julie RTW, Travel Advice 86 Comments

Looking for great travel tips and advice? We spent 13 months traveling around the world, visiting 35 countries. In total, we have traveled to 72 countries across six continents. We have learned a lot and want to share our knowledge with you. 101 Travel Tips 1.  Go somewhere new every year. 2.  Meet the local people. It’s one of the …

Worst Travel Moments

Worst Travel Moments While Going Around The World

Julie RTW 26 Comments

It’s a fact of life that things go wrong. In thirteen months of travel, it is unavoidable to have a few minor disasters along the way, even with proper planning and taking precautions to keep yourself healthy. Fortunately for us, the things that went wrong weren’t too terrible, although at the time we may have thought differently. We all battled …

Earth Trekkers

365 Days of Travel in 100 Photos

Julie RTW 55 Comments

This is a recap of the first 12 months of our trip around the world. So, here we are, 32 countries visited, 365 days of travel, and thousands of memories made. Here is a recap of our year, shown with our 100 favorite photos. In no particular order at all, here are some of our best moments, favorite spots, and unforgettable …

Eating Scorpions in Bangkok

Eating (and Drinking) Our Way Around Bangkok

Julie Thailand 17 Comments

Bangkok, Thailand…I have fallen in love with this city. I have always wanted to travel to Thailand. Thai food is my favorite in the world, the beaches look incredible, there are ancient ruins all over the place, and to top it off, you can get up close with elephants. Our introduction to Thailand came with a stay in Bangkok. This …