The
Essential Introduction
MAJOR DECISIONS
1.1 Goal or
Purpose
1.2 Destinations
1.3 Route
1.4 Direction:
East vs. West
1.5 Duration
1.6 Weather
1.7 Cost: How Long
Can You Afford to Be Away?
1.8 Planning
& Preparation
TRANSPORTATION
2.1 Airlines
2.2 Consolidators
& Bucket Shops
2.3 Arranged RTW
Tours
2.4 Railroads
2.5 Bus/Coach
2.6 Car
2.7 Motorcycle
2.8 Bicycling
2.9 Freighters
2.10 Cruise
Ships
2.11 Sailing
2.12 Hitchhiking
2.13 Hiking
2.14 Animals
ACCOMMODATIONS
3.1 Hotels,
Hostels & Homestays
MONEY MATTERS
4.1 Working
& Volunteering
4.2 Travel
Writing & Photography
4.3 Financial
Strategies
4.4 Leave-of-Absence
or Resignation
4.5 Home Finances,
Taxes & Auto Insurance
4.6 Bargaining
HEALTH & SAFETY
5.1 Health
5.2 Travel
Insurance
5.3 Safety &
Scams
PEOPLE
6.1 Companions
6.2 Contacts
6.3 Women
Travellers
6.4 Student
Travellers & Study Abroad
6.5 Gay &
Lesbian Travellers
6.6 Senior
Travellers
6.7 Travellers
with Disabilities
6.8 Travelling
with Children
6.9 EcoTourism
COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 Headquarters
7.2 Telephone
7.3 Receiving
Mail & Packages
7.4 Sending Mail
& Shipping Packages
7.5 Electronic
Mail
7.6 Facsimile
(Fax)
7.7 Ham Radios
7.8 Languages
7.9 Customs,
Traditions & Cultural Taboos
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
8.1 Passports
& Visas
8.2 Packing
8.3 Tips for The
Road
8.4 Returning
INFORMATION RESOURCES
9.1 Books &
Magazines
9.2 RTW
Travelogues Online
9.3 Travel, Map
& Outdoor Gear Catalogs
9.4 Television
Shows & Videos
9.5 Online Travel
Sites
9.6 Online
Discussion Groups
9.7 Internet
Search Tools
9.8 People
Willing to Answer RTW Questions
9.9 RTW
Seminars
9.10 Travel Quotes
& Humor
9.11 Contributor
Acknowledgments
9.12 Reciprocal
Link Exchange
9.13 RTW Trip
Abstracts - Inspiration!
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