Has Anybody Ever Travelled the World

[flymaster]

Depends on how do you define "budget" !

I was flying a Round The World Ticket last OCT/NOV with 14 Stops on the way. Hotels I either paid with points or some of them, where the ratio was not worth it, cash.

Great trip and it cost less in the end than I planned.

Routing was:

Seoul-Singapore-Hong Kong-Beijing-Tokyo-Sydney-Los Angeles-New York-Miami-Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro-London-Paris-Moscow-Munich-Seoul.

(Tickets ex Seoul are much cheaper than other parts in the world which is the reason why I started there).

[artie7]

Originally Posted by silverrain

I agree with Andy, the window prostitutes can sometimes be scary looking.
But they're only on like 2 blocks, in the "Red Zone", a very tourist orientated area.

so whats Mexico like, sadly you hear a lot of negative reports about gangs and stuff but i imagine its like everything in the media they only report the bad things
if you can tell me all the woman look like Salma Hayek then i'm moving there

[artie7]

Originally Posted by flymaster

Depends on how do you define "budget" !

I was flying a Round The World Ticket last OCT/NOV with 14 Stops on the way. Hotels I either paid with points or some of them, where the ratio was not worth it, cash.

Great trip and it cost less in the end than I planned.

Routing was:

Seoul-Singapore-Hong Kong-Beijing-Tokyo-Sydney-Los Angeles-New York-Miami-Buenos Aires-Rio de Janeiro-London-Paris-Moscow-Munich-Seoul.

(Tickets ex Seoul are much cheaper than other parts in the world which is the reason why I started there).

thanks Flymaster

sounds like quite a trip, would love to try it......would like to spend some time in each city though
is it cheaper just getting a round the world ticket than starting in a city and just finding cheap deals to get to the next,
as you can probably tell new to all this kind of thing

[flymaster]

Originally Posted by artie7

thanks Flymaster

sounds like quite a trip, would love to try it......would like to spend some time in each city though
is it cheaper just getting a round the world ticket than starting in a city and just finding cheap deals to get to the next,
as you can probably tell new to all this kind of thing

I spent about 4 days in each city and had side trips to Bali, Las Vegas & Nice.

It is much cheaper to book a Round The World Ticket because you would otherwise need one way tickets to get from point to point and these ae traditionally very expensive. I found a First Class Fare for 5400 EUR, Business was 3900 EUR and Economy 2200 EUR.

As a little extra, that trip earned me about 119.000 Bonus Airmiles which is good for another First ticket to North America.

[sonia]

Funnily enough I HAVE been to Kabul! Did the whole hippie overland to India journey in the 70's and spent 2 weeks travelling through Afghanistan: Nepal was fascinating and loved Kerala in southern India. Otherwise would recommend Rome and Barcelona and also liked Amsterdam and the Greek Islands. I believe the problem with those round the world tickets is you can't deviate from the route - well I suppose you can but then you would have to pay extra

[artie7]

Originally Posted by flymaster

I spent about 4 days in each city and had side trips to Bali, Las Vegas & Nice.

It is much cheaper to book a Round The World Ticket because you would otherwise need one way tickets to get from point to point and these ae traditionally very expensive. I found a First Class Fare for 5400 EUR, Business was 3900 EUR and Economy 2200 EUR.

As a little extra, that trip earned me about 119.000 Bonus Airmiles which is good for another First ticket to North America.

wow sounds amazing

thanks for the advice, sounds like your a bit of a world traveller
i'm definitely going to do it, just need to get the funds together

[artie7]

Originally Posted by sonia

Funnily enough I HAVE been to Kabul! Did the whole hippie overland to India journey in the 70's and spent 2 weeks travelling through Afghanistan: Nepal was fascinating and loved Kerala in southern India. Otherwise would recommend Rome and Barcelona and also liked Amsterdam and the Greek Islands. I believe the problem with those round the world tickets is you can't deviate from the route - well I suppose you can but then you would have to pay extra

hey Sonia

i would love to go to India, something about the country has always fascinated me and not just the food
Nepal would have been brilliant, very spiritual i'd imagine

[sonia]

It was an amazing experience Artie. I love seeing new places but always feel that you need to spend some time there - not just a few days which is ok for nearby cities say. So I never see the point of long haul trips for a couple of weeks. If you ever go to India spend some time there - I was lucky enough to be able to visit Kashmir which I think is out of bounds now sadly - and Nepal is stunning!

[artie7]

Originally Posted by sonia

It was an amazing experience Artie. I love seeing new places but always feel that you need to spend some time there - not just a few days which is ok for nearby cities say. So I never see the point of long haul trips for a couple of weeks. If you ever go to India spend some time there - I was lucky enough to be able to visit Kashmir which I think is out of bounds now sadly - and Nepal is stunning!

Nepal looks stunning in the pics and videos i've seen so can only imagine whats its like to actually be there
i plan to spend at least a couple of weeks in any city i go to, will need that time to really get the feeling for the place and not just pass through like a tourist

[sonia]

I really want to go to Japan, and am planning a trip to Central America when I retire! Well first a visit to Portland in Oregon to see an old friend, then to Seattle and back to California as I loved it there then down to Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica .....then maybe Peru, Brazil and I MUST visit Cuba...and St Lucia looks beautiful ......