It is high time that I do an update of sorts since it’s been quite a few weeks – and in that amount of time a lot has happened for me, and a whole lot in the travel community.
First off a thanks to everyone who reads the site, and an apology for slacking lately. I’ve been weary; it’s the best word I can think of to describe it – this travel site and I needed a little break. I’m back in the saddle though and wanted you to know in …

I feel like a cheater in the RTW traveler club. You see, members of the RTW traveler club share some key qualities: most save up over the course of several years, they quit their jobs, and they (mostly, aside from travel blogging) single-mindedly backpack the world.
I didn’t do that. Not any of it actually.
I worked steadily from the road my entire RTW trip.
My Travel-Enabling Job
So here’s my confession to you: I perform freelance SEO (search engine optimization) work and I worked from the road every single week of my trip …

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a Saturday Review post – and that’s pretty slacker-ish of me because there is a lot going on – and by a lot, I mean I am heading back out on the road and back to traveling the world.
So, without further ado.
Travel Plans and Site News!
I head out at the end of this month from Florida and have three weeks in three US cities (NYC, Sacramento, and Los Angeles). But, I digress. That’s not the exciting news! After LA I head briefly …

So, you’re heading out on your round the world trip and you want to document all of your travels. The big question crops up, should you start a travel blog to record stories and photos?
If you’ve already decided yes and want some fantastic resources for developing the blog, check out Develop Your RTW Travel Blog.
I field this question an awful lot and it’s hard to answer, mostly because blogging from the road is not all roses, cake, and flowers. It takes a lot of work to keep any site going …

So I got this email yesterday from a guy, let’s call him Ray (since I don’t know a Ray, that name’s ideal). Ray’s email is short:
“Are you a real person or part of a clever marketing scheme for some product.  If you are for real I had some questions I wanted to ask about your trip.”
And to my regular readers, I’m thinking that you know the answer to this. Ray, though, didn’t; this perturbed me, so I wrote back:
“You can poke me with a stick if you really think …

Recap fever has hit the travel and everyone is reflecting over the past year and looking forward. I really won’t recap too much because I just outlined my full RTW travel route (1) last week for you (route (2) and route (3)); those posts serve nicely as a highlight of my past year.
But this looking forward thing, now that I can get behind!
I’ve been holding out on you guys for the past week because my travel dates aren’t solid. But, well, the time has come: I am heading back on …

My nearly year of traveling around the world had to end at some point – check out the first installment of my RTW route through Australia, Thailand Laos and Cambodia, the second installment through India, Nepal and Italy before tuning in for stories and an outline of the last four months around the world:
June ‘09: Croatia’s Parks to Bosnia’s Quiet Charm & Slovenia’s Theatre
June started off with a few transportation problems on the way to Croatia, but all of that was forgiven as we camped out in a rented …

A warm and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone – although I don’t eat turkey, I did fully enjoy the candied sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce!
Site Updates and News

I’m excited to have a guest post coming out on Isabelle’s Travel Guide next week; she’s got a lot of resources on the site, so I am honored to be a part.
Exploring the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland was pretty neat – especially since we off-roaded it with a secret map!
The lovely folks over at ReboundTag sent me a free product trial – their …