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Hello
Traveler,
I’m glad you dropped me a line. It sounds like you could have some
big fun ahead of you. I have met a lot of people your age that have
a great time seeing the world. Being energetic, enthusiastic and
curious are all good qualities to have for traveling. And traveling
with a friend will help keep you safe.
Map Out Your Route
I put a world map in a large Ziploc bag and use a red grease pencil
to plot a route to take. Simple and easy to make changes. or maybe
print out some maps from the internet and draw a route. Be creative.
Air Transportation
I suggested you give
Airtreks a try for sample world tour itineraries. They have
pre-designed routes you can choose from which would probably be the
cheapest way to go.
How Much Money Will We Need?
Get a passport if you don’t have one. Cheapest if you can wait 6
weeks for it. Excluding airfare and visas if you need them, (you can
check the
U.S.
State Department's web site for that
info.) I’d guess you can travel the world on about what you spend
living at home. I get an idea of a budget after I look thru a
Lets
Go or
Lonely Planet
guidebook (of your destinations) because they list the costs of
things. A room, meals, ground transportation, attraction admission
costs etc.
For lodgings, I suggest you try
Hostelworld This is an
excellent resource for choosing and booking inexpensive places to
sleep worldwide. Most useful in the first worlds of the U.S.A.,
Europe, Japan etc. For the third world your will be able to have
your own room for an average of about $10 a night. You will be able
to save a lot by sharing with a friend.
How Do We Go About Making Plans?
Be your own travel agent. Research, Research, Research
Use the internet to find information you need. Try for two or three
different sources of information to help substantiate what you find.
Let’s Go and Lonely Planet will help you a lot. I do all my planning
from them.
These books will make it easy to be independent and frugal.
Hope I’ve been of some help
Thanks for writing,
Erik |
