This blog started as a travelogue of my one-year traveling around the world and backpacking through 15 different countries…now though this RTW travel blog morphed into quite a bit more.

Travel is addicting man! So, though my RTW trip is over, I’m heading out on smaller 3-4 month trips over the next couple of years…and the new plan? Have no routes planned! All I know is that I eventually want to hit: Central and South America, back to SEA, Africa, New Zealand, India again, China, Japan…you get the point!

2008-2009 Round the World Route

If you’re planning your own travels around the world, check out the 11-month RTW route from my 2008-2009 backpacking trip for some ideas!

ROUTE PART 1: Australia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
ROUTE PART 2: India, Nepal, Italy
ROUTE PART 3: Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Czech, Netherlands, England, Scotland, Ireland

Just looking for the gist of the route?

Australia——————————- Two months
Thailand/Laos/Cambodia ———- Six weeks
India ———————————— Six weeks
Nepal ———————————– Seven weeks
Italy ———————————— Three weeks
Croatia/Bosnia/Slovenia———— Five weeks
Czech Republic ———————– Two weeks
The Netherlands ———————- Two weeks
UK (England, Scotland) ————- Four weeks
Ireland ——————————— Three weeks

Check out the links (Part One, Part Two, Part Three) for a quick run-down of some of the most exciting/bizarre adventures from the trip (like diving, zip-lining, elephant-trekking, or near-solitary confinement!)

Wondering where I am now?

It changes a whole lot, but my ALA Facebook page is always up-to-date! (and I’ve love if we could be friends over there :)

Have questions, need tips, or just want some moral support as you plan your own travels around the world?

Contact me and I’ll be glad to help you out however I can!

ShannonRODonnell <at> gmail <dot> com