Comments on: When to go: Timing your itinerary http://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/ Planning, preparing and packing for a round-the-world trip Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: When to go: timing your itinerary | Global Bloggers Networkhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 When to go: timing your itinerary | Global Bloggers Network Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:51:03 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-1589 [...] continue reading, please visit the TwoRTW blog. Posted in Featured Posts Tags: travel, TwoRTW « Using Food to Guide Your Vacations [...]
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]]> By: Best of the Blogs: Articles to Hold in High Regard « AirTreks Bloghttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 Best of the Blogs: Articles to Hold in High Regard « AirTreks Blog Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:43:03 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-1021 [...] “When should I go?” is one of the most popular questions people have when planning their trip. Dan at TwoGoRTW  has some insight in this well-written article. [...]
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]]> By: Jessica the hedgehoghttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Jessica the hedgehog Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:19:45 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-98 Thank you so much for the kind words about our site! That's really wonderful to hear. And thanks for the link on your links page too. (We don't have a links page at the moment...otherwise I'd do the same. But I'll definitely make sure to keep your link handy whenever someone is looking for a RTW blog!) :) We love nothing more than to chat about our RTW trip, so feel free to drop us a comment or send us an email as you guys plan. It's always fun to compare notes with fellow travelers. Our RTW ended in 2006 (gosh, I can't believe it's been that long ago!), but we still travel outside of the country multiple times each year and enjoy sharing those adventures on our blog too. (We just got back from Colombia, hence the string of Colombia related stories on the front page right now!) We like to think we have two homes now: one in Cape Cod, and one in our backpacks. :) I'm really looking forward to reading your site both during your preparation and when you're on the road!
Thank you so much for the kind words about our site! That’s really wonderful to hear. And thanks for the link on your links page too. (We don’t have a links page at the moment…otherwise I’d do the same. But I’ll definitely make sure to keep your link handy whenever someone is looking for a RTW blog!) :)

We love nothing more than to chat about our RTW trip, so feel free to drop us a comment or send us an email as you guys plan. It’s always fun to compare notes with fellow travelers. Our RTW ended in 2006 (gosh, I can’t believe it’s been that long ago!), but we still travel outside of the country multiple times each year and enjoy sharing those adventures on our blog too. (We just got back from Colombia, hence the string of Colombia related stories on the front page right now!) We like to think we have two homes now: one in Cape Cod, and one in our backpacks. :)

I’m really looking forward to reading your site both during your preparation and when you’re on the road!

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Daniel Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:37:53 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-97 Akila, looking forward to your post. And thanks in advance for the link. It's much appreciated. As our planned departure date draws closer (still so long away), we're going to drill down to more specifics. I'm really interested in what motivated you to choose the itinerary that you did, so I'll keep a close eye on your RSS feed! I said this a while ago on the BootsnAll forums, but when considering a choice for domain name, I found yours to be one of the best out there. In thirteen letters it captures exactly what your site is about, and it wraps it in a pun, too. Solid.
Akila, looking forward to your post. And thanks in advance for the link. It’s much appreciated. As our planned departure date draws closer (still so long away), we’re going to drill down to more specifics. I’m really interested in what motivated you to choose the itinerary that you did, so I’ll keep a close eye on your RSS feed! I said this a while ago on the BootsnAll forums, but when considering a choice for domain name, I found yours to be one of the best out there. In thirteen letters it captures exactly what your site is about, and it wraps it in a pun, too. Solid.

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Daniel Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:34:23 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-96 Cool. I like TravelBlogs. Great site. Glad you found that link of use—lost a lot of time at that Rough Guide site, too! Just now reading your blog, Jessica. First of all, it's one of the nicest designed sites I've come across. Laid out beautifully! I'd like to learn more about your itinerary, so I'll dig deeper into the blog. First off, am off to subscribe to your RSS feed and will link to you from our links page. Appreciate the comment. I apologize in advance, but I'll likely have lots of questions! Thanks for dropping in.
Cool. I like TravelBlogs. Great site. Glad you found that link of use—lost a lot of time at that Rough Guide site, too! Just now reading your blog, Jessica. First of all, it’s one of the nicest designed sites I’ve come across. Laid out beautifully! I’d like to learn more about your itinerary, so I’ll dig deeper into the blog. First off, am off to subscribe to your RSS feed and will link to you from our links page. Appreciate the comment. I apologize in advance, but I’ll likely have lots of questions! Thanks for dropping in.

]]> By: Akilahttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Akila Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:18:30 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-94 Dan - Great post. I am actually going to write a similar post (gosh, the number of posts that I want to write is exponentially increasing) but focus more on the specific details of how we planned our route. This is a great guide and I will link over to it in our post.
Dan – Great post. I am actually going to write a similar post (gosh, the number of posts that I want to write is exponentially increasing) but focus more on the specific details of how we planned our route. This is a great guide and I will link over to it in our post.

]]> By: Jessica the hedgehoghttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Jessica the hedgehog Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:34:27 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-90 Hey there! I popped over here via your link on TravelBlogs. :) Thanks for the link to the Rough Guide's list of holidays around the world. I hadn't run across that particular website before and I think it'll be handy for our trip to India later this year. During our 18 month round-the-world trip, we often followed the warmer weather and tried to keep informed about the holidays/elections/major events going on in the country we were in (and going to next). We don't book our rooms ahead when we travel, so it can be good to know when the BIG event is going to take place in the next town over. That said, this past December we found ourselves in Mexico City over the festival of the Virgin de Guadalupe. I'm happy we didn't realize that before booking our plane tickets, otherwise we might have waited a few more weeks to travel there...and we would have missed out on some amazing moments. :)
Hey there! I popped over here via your link on TravelBlogs. :)

Thanks for the link to the Rough Guide’s list of holidays around the world. I hadn’t run across that particular website before and I think it’ll be handy for our trip to India later this year.

During our 18 month round-the-world trip, we often followed the warmer weather and tried to keep informed about the holidays/elections/major events going on in the country we were in (and going to next). We don’t book our rooms ahead when we travel, so it can be good to know when the BIG event is going to take place in the next town over.

That said, this past December we found ourselves in Mexico City over the festival of the Virgin de Guadalupe. I’m happy we didn’t realize that before booking our plane tickets, otherwise we might have waited a few more weeks to travel there…and we would have missed out on some amazing moments. :)

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Daniel Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:48:16 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-50 Thanks for the comments, Tim. Despite being Canadian, I'm not too fond of cold weather activities—hockey included. Just don't tell my government; they'll take away my passport. Looking forward to hearing about your new gear. I've got a forerunner and dig it. And so want that Camelbak pack you've featured. Sweet.
Thanks for the comments, Tim. Despite being Canadian, I’m not too fond of cold weather activities—hockey included. Just don’t tell my government; they’ll take away my passport. Looking forward to hearing about your new gear. I’ve got a forerunner and dig it. And so want that Camelbak pack you’ve featured. Sweet.

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Daniel Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:40:58 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-49 Certainly, planning for a family introduces a higher level of considerations. Interesting that you're choosing english-speaking, but progressively more exotic places as introduction to world travel for the family. I think that's exactly how I would go about it. In regards to culture shock—I've dealth with it before as an adult, and it can be tough sometimes. One of the hardest things I had to deal with, though, was reverse culture-shock after having been away for one-and-a-half years. That was a whole new realm of weirdness. My wife Kathryn is putting together a post on her experiences with culture shock when we lived and travelled together in Korea—before our marriage!
Certainly, planning for a family introduces a higher level of considerations. Interesting that you’re choosing english-speaking, but progressively more exotic places as introduction to world travel for the family. I think that’s exactly how I would go about it. In regards to culture shock—I’ve dealth with it before as an adult, and it can be tough sometimes. One of the hardest things I had to deal with, though, was reverse culture-shock after having been away for one-and-a-half years. That was a whole new realm of weirdness. My wife Kathryn is putting together a post on her experiences with culture shock when we lived and travelled together in Korea—before our marriage!

]]> By: Tim Morrisonhttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Tim Morrison Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:38:25 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-48 Dan, Insightful post, I would say costs, time zone (whether you like to gain time or lose time) and weather (maybe you like cold weather activities?) will affect RTW routes the most.
Dan,
Insightful post, I would say costs, time zone (whether you like to gain time or lose time) and weather (maybe you like cold weather activities?) will affect RTW routes the most.

]]> By: Victoriahttp://www.twortw.com/2009/07/07/when-to-go-timing-your-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Victoria Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:42 +0000 http://www.twortw.com/?p=283#comment-46 We've been through all this thinking, it's nice to read a post laying it out so clearly. Another consideration for us was culture shock for our children. We are travelling clockwise around the Pacific, so that we can start with Disneyland, followed by Hawaii, NZ and Australia, so that we can be in English speaking, culturally similar countries to the UK first. Once we are used to spending 24hrs a day together, carrying our stuff, sharing rooms, moving frequently etc, we will move onto Asia, which is naturally more challenging because of the language and cultural differences. We are also chasing the sun!
We’ve been through all this thinking, it’s nice to read a post laying it out so clearly. Another consideration for us was culture shock for our children. We are travelling clockwise around the Pacific, so that we can start with Disneyland, followed by Hawaii, NZ and Australia, so that we can be in English speaking, culturally similar countries to the UK first. Once we are used to spending 24hrs a day together, carrying our stuff, sharing rooms, moving frequently etc, we will move onto Asia, which is naturally more challenging because of the language and cultural differences. We are also chasing the sun!

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