How To Plan a Round The World Travel

 Have you been in one location for a very long time or you have been dreaming of having a break from work? Right now you might be thinking of going on a vacation for some weeks or months. You want a vacation and you want to plan for a round the world travel (RWT).

Traveling round the world is fun especially when you have enough time to visit those beautiful countries you have always dreamt of. Traveling is an adventure and also an experience. You become exposed when you travel. You can’t be in one location all your life “That is been stalk in a hole”.

Traveling around the world exposes you to different people in different countries. You learn their culture, tradition, religion, food, dress style, language, visit their tourist center, and many more. It’s a whole lot of fun going on around the world travel.

So if you are interested in planning round-the-world travel, then you need this guideline to put you through as you plan your trip.

Guidelines on how to plan round-the-world travel

♠ Choose a place to Go

♠ Make an itinerary budget list for the whole world.

♠ Select a direction around the world

♠ Search for a creative overland route

♠ Figure out the duration of the trip.

♠ Consider the means of transportation.

♠ Cancel some destinations from your trip itinerary.

♠ Create a savings plan

♠ Let go of present commitments

♠ Purchase the ticket

1. Choose a place to Go

This is the first plan after you have finally decided to go round the world travel. You can’t just be on-road or on air without a particular place in mind. Pen down a list of different countries you have in mind, so you can easily select the country or counties for your vacation.

2. Make an itinerary budget list for the whole world.

Your itinerary (guidebook for travelers) budget list should contain the list of countries you want to visit since it’s round-the-world travel. This guidebook will tell you and show you the cost and everything involved. In the travel guidebook, you get to see different countries and their requirements, and also their geographical setting.

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3. Pick a direction around the world.

If you have chosen the countries to travel to, pick a location where you will reside and also places to visit. From your travel book, you can search for fun places and other beautiful locations where you can hang out. This will help you choose a location and also know the cost.

4. Search for a creative overland route

When you are done choosing the destination, now you have the location you will be traveling to. You can now search for the overland routes, where their styles and culture are stated clearly. It’s important you know this so you won’t get bored when traveling.

5. Choose festivals in your destination

Most counties have wonderful festivals that are quite entertaining. Their cultural heritage and traditional settings are so captivating. You wouldn’t want to miss out on such wonderful events, you will also get to learn their language and culture.

So plan your trip within their festival season, this will enable you to partake in their festival and see the beauty of their cultural heritage. If you are traveling with your kids, it’s also good they are exposed to such experiences.

Below are some festivals you can opt-in for:

La Tomatina in Spain towards the end of August;  Holi the Festival of Colors Celebrated in India within the early month of March; Thailand’s  Songkran Water Festival  Usually falls around April and its Loy Krathong Lantern Festival normally falls in October or beginning of November. Just choose the festival you like and plan your trip within that season.

6. Figure out the duration of the trip

You are almost halfway through your plans for the trip. You would love to explore and have enough experience on your tour around the world, a short trip will not be worth it. You should determine how long you will stay based on the time frame that will be convenient for you.

The duration of your vacation shouldn’t be too long or too short bearing in mind it’s a vacation and you have work to attend to except you have enough time. So have a speculated timeframe so you can work and carry out your activities within that duration. In the end, your trip will be worthwhile.

7. Consider your means of transportation

This might cause a little confusion. You might have a particular means of traveling in mind but some hiccups might arise due to financing, location, and weather. When planning your trip, you must put them into consideration to avoid disappointment and delay.

Some travel routes are cheaper and sometimes it’s not always economical when you book flights earlier.

8. Cancel some destinations from your trip itinerary.

If you have a lot of countries you have listed out for RWT, you might also want to cancel some on your list. The reason is some locations might not fit into your budget and the timeframe you desire to spend.

You might start by making a scale of preference of the countries you have been longing for. Categories them based on the experience you want to have on that trip and the activities you will like to engage in mainly on those that matter to you the most. Traveling is about the fun and experience you gain, and you would not want to leave the most important places.

So go through your itinerary travel list and choose the most relevant counties to visit and remove the less important ones.

9. Create a savings plan

You need cash to fund your trip. You have written all the necessary plans for your round-the-world trip you need money for these plans to be carried out. Start savings early enough to enable you to gather enough money to foot your bills. It’s frustrating when you are traveling and you have limited cash.

For you to achieve this, you should know how much you already have. know the exact amount you need for your trip. With this information at hand, you can plan good savings, you just have to cut down your other expenses to enable you to save enough money.

10. Let go of present commitments

If you have a capital project at hand or any other financial commitment, you must put them aside else you can’t save up for your trip. Traveling is a commitment too and you need enough cash for it, you can’t handle it and other financial commitments together will be tasking. You might not be able to recover from the financial stress or burden any time soon.

11. Purchase the ticket

When you finally have the money, don’t waste any time buying the ticket. The longer you wait the higher the chances of your plans being altered and your trip canceled. Quickly get your ticket and prepare to explore the world and have fun.

Conclusion

With these guidelines, you can plan an amazing trip and enjoy round-the-world travel without stress or regret. Explore the world, there is more to traveling round.

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