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RTW Research Links
There are a lot of great sources of information and inspiration we have used for this trip. Here are some highlights:
Websites
Our favorite fellow travelers:
www.2goglobal.com-Rich and Kelly have a fun site with lots of pictures and stories and advice.
www.pathlesstraveled.com-David and Kelly's exciting trip, the first personal travelogue we found.
www.wiredtotheworld.com - A couple's around the world trip in 1998
www.geocities.com/middleofeverywhere_2000/ - Scott and Julie traveling same time we are!
http://wholewideworld.tripod.com/Home.htm - Bill and Doreen on the road starting in Fall 2000
References:
www.lonelyplanet.com-Includes destination information, traveler's tips and preparation info.
www.state.gov - Source for embassy, visa, and up to date travel warnings for all countries
www.cdc.com-Learn about all the exciting diseases, and more importantly how to avoid them.
www.travel-library.com A comprehensive site with travelogues, destination guides and areas specific to every aspect of RTW planning.
www.airtreks.com A great source for pricing tickets and developing an air itinerary
www.diatravel.com - Ask for Mike; he is the President and General Manager. A great help . . . we bought our air tickets from him.
www.teleadapt.com - If you are planning on dragging a laptop computer around the world, this is a good site for connector/adaptor advice. You'll need to get adaptors for you phone and power.
www.ipass.com - iPass is a service that allows you to connect to local ISPs throughout the world. To join you need to signup for an ISP that offers iPass services; you can look on the iPass web site for participating members.
Books
We're Outta Here-David Wooten's memoir of he and his wife's RTW from the early 1990s.
A Year Off-An account of a family (including a 2 year old!) journey around the world.
First We Quit Our Jobs- A couple's tale of buying and RV and traveling through the States
Across America-Peter Jennings 1970s adventure walking across the United States
Been Where? Done What-An RTW "how to" book with tips on packing, shots, transportation
Lonely Planet Guides-The traveler's bibles
Magazines
National Geographic-The 50 places of lifetime issue came out right as we made our decision.
Big World-A down to earth budget traveler magazine with on the road stories
People
Our families-for supporting and encouraging us to follow our dreams
Gram-for her tales of Israel and she and Pop Pop's travels across the U.S.
Joanna Clay-My sister-in-law, Jenanne's mom; she gave us the email address of Tim Olson, another traveler