Comments on: A Little Budget…What I Paid for Around the World Travel http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:35:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ShannonOD http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2711 ShannonOD Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:13:12 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2711 You are most welcome Mike! Glad that you're finding it handy :-) If you ever<br>have any questions as you prep for your trip don't hesitate to shoot me an<br>email! Cheers and happy planning :-) You are most welcome Mike! Glad that you're finding it handy :-) If you ever
have any questions as you prep for your trip don't hesitate to shoot me an
email! Cheers and happy planning :-)

]]> By: Mike http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2704 Mike Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:50:23 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2704 I am in awe of this spreadsheet. I am leaving in October for a RTW trip and this will be most helpful. You've also given me budget ideas because you traveled to a lot of the same countries I'm planning to visit. Thanks! I am in awe of this spreadsheet. I am leaving in October for a RTW trip and this will be most helpful. You've also given me budget ideas because you traveled to a lot of the same countries I'm planning to visit. Thanks!

]]> By: RTW360 http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2664 RTW360 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:44:00 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2664 Hi Shannon, Thanks for sharing your experience and all this info.<br>I just found your site a couple of days ago and I intend to read it all.<br>Me and my husband decided this year to take our own RTW trip and the amount of things I have in my to do list is quite overwhelming (the plan is to leave in June). Sites like yours help a lot and cut on the research time.<br>At this point my two major concerns are: 1. Do we have enough money to follow through? 2. What I am going to say that work and what is going to be of my career after that? I am 30, so so it is not like I am only 20 or I am high up already and a couple of months will not make a difference, but well... If it is hard now to take the time, I am sure it will just get harder with time, as responsibilities growth at an unfair pace.<br>Me and my husband have $30K saved up for the trip and the plan is to spend about 2 months in Southeast Asia, 2 months in Africa and 2 months in Europe (hopefully less from my side as things get more expensive and I have been there already, but my hubby really wants to cover some ground). Do you think that is enough? I was looking at RTW ticket and I am wondering if it is worthwhile. It is more than I first hoped for and reading your blog I am tempted to do the acquisition on my own as you did. My only concern is that flight tickets seem to be a big cost in my budget and I am afraid that not getting deals during the trip may have an impact difficult to predict at this point on our budget. Any thoughts? Did you change date or destinations based on the best deal you could get on flights? Again, thanks for all the information here. Hi Shannon, Thanks for sharing your experience and all this info.
I just found your site a couple of days ago and I intend to read it all.
Me and my husband decided this year to take our own RTW trip and the amount of things I have in my to do list is quite overwhelming (the plan is to leave in June). Sites like yours help a lot and cut on the research time.
At this point my two major concerns are: 1. Do we have enough money to follow through? 2. What I am going to say that work and what is going to be of my career after that? I am 30, so so it is not like I am only 20 or I am high up already and a couple of months will not make a difference, but well… If it is hard now to take the time, I am sure it will just get harder with time, as responsibilities growth at an unfair pace.
Me and my husband have $30K saved up for the trip and the plan is to spend about 2 months in Southeast Asia, 2 months in Africa and 2 months in Europe (hopefully less from my side as things get more expensive and I have been there already, but my hubby really wants to cover some ground). Do you think that is enough? I was looking at RTW ticket and I am wondering if it is worthwhile. It is more than I first hoped for and reading your blog I am tempted to do the acquisition on my own as you did. My only concern is that flight tickets seem to be a big cost in my budget and I am afraid that not getting deals during the trip may have an impact difficult to predict at this point on our budget. Any thoughts? Did you change date or destinations based on the best deal you could get on flights? Again, thanks for all the information here.

]]> By: Bobby http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2632 Bobby Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:06:56 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2632 I can get all budget travel details in this blog and additional info about it.. I have been looking for a blog like this for past many months.. The points mentioned in this article are valid..<br><a href="http://thebusinesstravelweb.com/" rel="nofollow">Budget Travel Blog</a> I can get all budget travel details in this blog and additional info about it.. I have been looking for a blog like this for past many months.. The points mentioned in this article are valid..
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]]> By: 40 Young Bloggers Who Will Get You Excited to Shatter the Template Lifestyle — Untemplater http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2568 40 Young Bloggers Who Will Get You Excited to Shatter the Template Lifestyle — Untemplater Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:35:35 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2568 [...] A Little Adrift—Shannon O’Donnell’s blog started with an 11-month solo backpacking trip around the world in 2008, from Australia, through Southeast Asia, India, Nepal, Eastern Europe, the UK, and Ireland. Awesome post: A Little Budget…What I Paid for Around the World Travel [...] [...] A Little Adrift—Shannon O’Donnell’s blog started with an 11-month solo backpacking trip around the world in 2008, from Australia, through Southeast Asia, India, Nepal, Eastern Europe, the UK, and Ireland. Awesome post: A Little Budget…What I Paid for Around the World Travel [...]

]]> By: ShannonOD http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2557 ShannonOD Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:58:01 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2557 Thanks Stephen! Tracking it became a game after a while - I really wanted to<br>have an accurate picture of how much it cost to do my 11 month trip! It<br>must have been really neat to find those working opportunities on the road -<br>I did freelance work, but nothing like the big push you were doing! Cheers<br>and good luck adjusting now that you're back home :-) Thanks Stephen! Tracking it became a game after a while – I really wanted to
have an accurate picture of how much it cost to do my 11 month trip! It
must have been really neat to find those working opportunities on the road -
I did freelance work, but nothing like the big push you were doing! Cheers
and good luck adjusting now that you're back home :-)

]]> By: Stephen http://alittleadrift.com/2009/10/rtw-budget-travel-around-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-2556 Stephen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:25:16 +0000 http://alittleadrift.com/?p=1155#comment-2556 Wow Shannon, I can't believe how meticulous you were, great stuff - very interesting. I went around the world on a tiny budget last year but took a different approach which was to see if I could actually make some money along the way as I could never keep a grip on it like you have here. So I ebayed and gumtreed, worked, traded and a few other little tricks en route. In the end I just put it all in a blog if anyone is interested check it out at <a href="http://80bays.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://80bays.blogspot.com</a> and let me know what you think. Wow Shannon, I can't believe how meticulous you were, great stuff – very interesting. I went around the world on a tiny budget last year but took a different approach which was to see if I could actually make some money along the way as I could never keep a grip on it like you have here. So I ebayed and gumtreed, worked, traded and a few other little tricks en route. In the end I just put it all in a blog if anyone is interested check it out at http://80bays.blogspot.com and let me know what you think.

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