Well hello Lazy Traveler fans! It’s RTW Rookie back for more. Now that we’ve tackled some of the basics about my upcoming round-the-world trip, we can dig in on the individual stops. First up: planning Hawaii. As mentioned in previous posts, I’m working to operate within a backpacker budget. But, I’m also trying to skip the 16-person dorms. Unfortunately, I’m not 21 anymore. (ed. note: we hear you, rook) My general targets for two people are approximately $185/day over the course of the 5-month trip. Naturally, I expect to spend more in some destinations, and considerably less in others–especially Southeast Asia.…

Happy New Year, travelers! I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’m pretty pumped for 2013… mainly because, two months from today, I depart for my very first round the world adventure. If you need to catch up, check out past posts here. Now that we’re all on the same page, let’s talk about my next step: booking airfare. According to this report, there are a couple of options for RTW airfare.  Download the free report, and you can see Airtreks vs. STA Travel vs. do-it-yourself (Kayak) for airfare purchase. We went with Airtreks, which ranked high on flexibility, customer service, and price…

We take a break from our regularly scheduled Swiss recaps to bring you an update from our favorite future nomad, RTW Rookie. In case you missed it, our mystery blogger is prepping for a 5 month trip around the world. He’ll begin in March, but is forced to keep it a secret online until, like, the day he leaves. Today: doing your pre-trip travel homework. You can catch up on his full story here, and make guesses on his identity in the comments. We just cannot confirm or deny your guesses! Sworn secrecy! The Resources The first thing that you…

When we first started blogging, we were severely underexposed to a huge sub-culture of travelers: people who take career breaks. We had never considered taking time off from our jobs–or giving them up all together–to travel the world. We had no idea that Meet, Plan, Go was a thing, or that RTW meant “round the world”… or really, that it was an acronym at all. This has clearly changed dramatically over the past year+, and recently, we were talking with someone who is in the midst of planning his very first RTW. Like many trip planners, he’s forced to keep…