Comments on: East vs West: Which is Best for Your RTW?

By: East or West, which is best? | 20 Years Hence

East or West, which is best? | 20 Years Hence — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:13:00 +0000

[...] seasons, as well as months that tend to be uncomfortably hot or cold in certain places. I also read this article over at Two Go RTW, about whether it’s best to travel East to West or vice versa. After juggling all of these [...]

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:42:40 +0000

We decided to go hit China first… that’s West, right? Initially, we were going to south first to South America and head East. Anyway, after we came up with the itinerary and departure date, and laying out the countries against how long we’re planning to stay — we found out that by going east we’ll hit Russia in the middle of the winter.

Hah, that’s no good… so that’s why we flip the list and will be heading to China in April.

By: Skott and Shawna

Skott and Shawna — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:38:38 +0000

Well, after much consideration, we have decided to go….south!!! It looks like our first stop will be somewhere in Guatemala…and after that East seems to be the way to go, as flights from South America to Oz are crazy expensive!!!

By: Ian [Eager Existence]

Ian [Eager Existence] — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:57:56 +0000

I dont think it matters… just GET YOURSELF OUT THERE

By: Wednesday Wanderlust: June 9, 2010 | A Girl’s Guide to Travel, Studying, Working, and Volunteering Abroad

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:54:32 +0000

[...] or West?: Even though a traditional RTW trip is not on the horizon for me, I thought this piece on choosing to head East or West on Two Go Round-the-World brought up some interesting points. They factor in things like starting point, amount of money, [...]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:16:20 +0000

Great insight, Alison—thank you very much for posting! Perpetual spring sounds ideal. I didn’t realize that Qantas flies direct from Buenos Aires to Sydney and, as you mentioned in your blog post, with reasonable rates if continuing on to Bangkok. We’ll have to look at this option when the time comes!

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:08:28 +0000

We actually just wrote a post about our recent decision to switch our itinerary from going east to west from South America. While finding a flight from Argentina to Bangkok was a little more difficult than heading to North Africa, we’ll get the added bonus of a stopover in Australia, which we hadn’t really even considered before. The main reason we decided to change the direction of our trip was climate–we wanted to be able to trek in the Himalayas in spring (rather than winter, if we’d be going east), enjoy Morocco while it was warm outside, and avoid high tourist season in Egypt. If we’re lucky, too, we’ll be in Japan when it’s cherry blossom season. Going west isn’t all that much more expensive than going east, and having a perpetual spring of sorts is certainly worth a few extra dollars