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Soulbow

Help me plan a round-the-world trip!

I'm American, studying abroad in Fiji next semester. I'm considering continuing on West until I get back to Florida. I'll have from June 23 until around August 10. I'd like to keep the flights as cheap as possible.

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to stop between Fiji and the United States, heading West? Possible thoughts I had were New Zealand, Hong Kong, Nepal, Dubai, and Morocco.

About me: I'll be 21 when this is happening, I've traveled alone, staying in hostels in the past. I'd rather see countryside than a city, but both are fine for me. Seeing as I'll be finishing a semester in Fiji, I'm not looking to find more beaches.

One more option was to buy a one way ticket out of fiji and go from there, but this sounds more expensive.

Thanks!

Posted Nov 4, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC

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ignorantwandererNepal, my favorite destination•

It might make sense to do a circle-the-pacific ticket. Airbrokers International is a company I've used in the past for this type of ticket. You don't really have enough time to make a RTW trip worth it.

I love Nepal, but the summer isn't a good time to go there. It's the monsoon season and cloudy, so if you go trekking you won't really see much. Of course you could hang out in Kathmandu, but you don't really like cities.

Hong Kong is a great city. Even if you aren't a city person I'd recommend it for a couple days.

I really liked Bali. My favorite spot was Songan, on the north side of Lake Batur. There was a 3 bedroom guesthouse there. But I was there 14 years ago so I'm sure it has changed a lot.

I'm guessing New Zealand will add a lot to the ticket price. I hope to go there some day.

Have fun!

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SoulbowOP•

I agree that this isn't enough time to do a RTW trip the right way, but it's what I've got available. I'm also considering just spending time traveling SE Asia, rather than different locations around the world.

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ignorantwandererNepal, my favorite destination•

I heard this weekend that Airbrokers is out of business.

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Anonymous_BoschBangkok•

I'd go for Nepal. Unparalleled trekking, scenery and it's cheap.

Nepal is expensive to get to. Consider flying to Delhi and heading into it from there.

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SoulbowOP•

Nepal is definitely on my list, even if the weather isn't great. It's not too expensive to fly from Bangkok to Kathmandu, and I'd probably spend some time there since it's cheap. I'm planning on skipping Europe and more expensive areas completely.

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Anonymous_BoschBangkok•

Yeah, the trails might be slippy etc. at that time. Though I was there in October (supposedly the perfect time for clear skies) and it was over a week before I saw my first snow-capped peak, too many clouds.

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NVRguys•

Between Fiji and the US? Isn't that pretty much the rest of the world?

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SoulbowOP•

Basically, yes. I'm thinking: New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Nepal, Jordan, Morocco, and the Azores, before flying back to the united states. This would be June 24 - August 17.

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TheJamie•

You would enjoy it immensely more if you took more time. Trying to do such a large trip in less than two months just doesn't make sense.

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SoulbowOP•

So I should sit at home for two months instead?

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