The Essential Introduction
MAJOR DECISIONS
1.1 Goal or Purpose
1.2 Destinations
1.3 Route
1.4 Direction: East vs. West
1.5 Duration
1.6 Weather
1.7 Cost: How Long Can You Afford to Be Away?
1.8 Planning & Preparation
TRANSPORTATION
2.1 Airlines
2.2 Consolidators & Bucket Shops
2.3 Arranged RTW Tours
2.4 Railroads
2.5 Bus/Coach
2.6 Motor Vehicles
2.7 Motorcycle
2.8 Bicycling
2.9 Freighters & Ferries
2.10 Cruise Ships
2.11 Sailing
2.12 Hitchhiking
2.13 Hiking
2.14 Animals
ACCOMMODATIONS
3.1 Hotels, Hostels & Homestays
MONEY MATTERS
4.1 Financial Strategies
4.2 Leave-of-Absence or Resignation
4.3 Maintaining a Home, Auto Insurance & Taxes
4.4 Bargaining
4.5 Working & Volunteering
4.6 Travel Writing & Photography
HEALTH & SAFETY
5.1 Health
5.2 Travel Insurance
5.3 Safety & Scams
PEOPLE
6.1 Companions or Solo?
6.2 Contacts
6.3 Women Travellers
6.4 Student Travellers & Study Abroad
6.5 Gay & Lesbian Travellers
6.6 Senior Travellers
6.7 Travellers with Disabilities
6.8 Travelling with Children
6.9 EcoTourism
COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 Headquarters
7.2 Telephone
7.3 Receiving Mail & Packages
7.4 Sending Mail & Shipping Packages
7.5 Electronic Mail
7.6 Facsimile (Fax)
7.7 Ham Radios
7.8 Languages
7.9 Customs, Traditions & Cultural Taboos
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
8.1 Passports & Visas
8.2 Packing
8.3 Tips for The Road
8.4 Returning
INFORMATION RESOURCES
9.1 Books & Magazines
9.2 RTW Travelogues Online
9.3 Travel, Map & Outdoor Gear Catalogs
9.4 Television Shows & Videos
9.5 Online Travel Sites
9.6 Online Discussion Groups
9.7 People Willing to Answer RTW Questions
9.8 RTW Seminars
9.9 Travel Quotes & Humor
9.10 Contributor Acknowledgments
9.11 Reciprocal Link Exchange
9.12 RTW Trip Abstracts - Inspiration!
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