Welcome to the first edition of my Round the world blog carnival.
Matt has some light reading to start you off, Aparnetly there are 8 types of backpacker, What type of backpacker are you?
Katie Sorene presents 25 Signs that You’re a True Citizen of the World | Travel Blog – Tripbase posted at Travel Blog – Tripbase.
Countries
Liz Wright presents Travelogged: The Best Views in Istanbul posted at Travelogged, saying, “This isn’t from a RTW trip, but it’s good advice for if you’re stopping in Istanbul on your way around the world.” One word about the pictures, WOW!
Chris presents The Tricycle Diaries – an Idea becomes Reality posted at nomad4ever. A journey through bali, what a way to explore a country.
One Family presents Cancun Trip Report posted at One Family’s Blog, saying, “A frugal family trip report to Cancun, Mexico.” This blog has some fantastic travel tips for all over the world.
oneyeartrip.com presents one.year.trip: Top 10 Offbeat Things to Do in Tokyo posted at one.year.trip.
Money
[ad#Samll Square - Align Right]Surbhi Bhatia presents The Financially Unstable Student’s Travel Guide posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.
Ray presents Paying Credit Card Currency Fees While Overseas posted at Money Blue Book.
Tim Leffel presents The State of the Travel Dollar, Summer 2009 posted at Tim Leffel’s Cheapest Destinations, saying, “A rundown on where the U.S. dollar is worth more than last year for travelers.” Well worth thinking about this if you are going on a short trip, not alot you can do about it if your going round the world though.
Planning
Keith Jenkins presents http://velvetescape.com/blog/2009/06/ten-tips-for-planning-a-rtw-trip/ posteded at Velvet Escape. This post is a fanastic starting point for anyone planning to travel around the world. Broken down into 10 sections talking through where to start and things to think about once you begin your journey around the world.
Gregory E. Rouse presents Trail Tips – How to Cut Pack Weight posted at Wilderness-Trails Blog, saying, “The only problem is you have to carry everything on your back; first aid gear, food and cooking utensils, clothing, tents, etc… Not only do you have to carry it, but how are you going to fit it all into your backpack?”
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of rtw travel journey using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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