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Round the world and mini round the world!

  • 18-01-2007 3:13pm
    #1
    Travellerinterp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    Need ideas for short trip round the world!
    I’ve three weeks holidays left and I want to use it as a preperation for a proper round the world trip, I’ve been to the states, Canada and a good bit of Europe.,but can anyone think of a South American/Asian or Aussie/New Zealand three week trip that could give me a taster?
    Also how does one know where to head, when, where…whatever..don’t suppose there’s a rough guide to the world?！
    What web resources are there for people who are considering travelling..forums for travellers?
    How does one come up with an itinery?
    Oh yeah and how much would I spend travelling oz,south america, asia for 18 months…without working!


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  • #2
    5starpool
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    I have never been, but I would recommend New Zealnd for 3 weeks for a few reasons.

    1. It is a good size to get round in 3 weeks.
    2. There are loads od things to do.
    3. Australia is too big for 3 weeks and you might get overambitious trying to see stuff and spend most of the time travelling.
    4. It is meant to be really cool.

    There are loads of tours you can do round NZ, but I think you would be best planning it yourself and getting busses etc to go between places you want. There is a firmly established backpacker trail there so plenty of resources for tourists. I regret not going there when I was in Australia for 6 months, but dwindling money dictated I cut some 'must do' things off the list.

    I spent £12,000 on 6 months in late 2001/early 2002 (so Irish pounds, not euro amount) and barely did any work worth considering. I'd imagine 18 months without working would cost around €40k minimum including travel expenses, but then I was never one to scrimp and budget too much. Also, depends how much time you spend in different places, as SE Asia and South America are much cheaper than some other places.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I'd recommend New Zealand too. Fantastic place. You can get direct flights from Hong Kong if you want to stopover there.

    In fact I'm going back there for three weeks in June - can't wait.


  • #4
    PunyHuman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 297 ✭✭PunyHuman


    I think that €40K is a bit extreme, although it does depend on where you spend the majority of your time and the kind of style in which you wish to travel. If you were to spend 6 months each in Asia, Oz/NZ and South America I reckon you could keep the costs down to €20K-€25K including flights and other expenses; that is, if you scrimped on luxuries.

    The longer you spend in South America and particularly Asia the cheaper it will be. Go to India and you could get by on far less than €100 a week if you want to. You'd probably want to go to Asia in winter when it won't be so scorching hot.

    In terms of planning an itinerary, the first thing you need is an actual map to draw lines on. Then the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree forum is good for filling in details, and Trailfinders are very helpful and great value when it comes to flights. I got a round-the-world deal with 20 flights for about €2200 all-in.


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