rtw faq #4

q: how crazy was your schedule?
a: it was pretty intense.. for the first half of the trip, i would wake up early (or VERY early), do tourism/sightseeing all day, and party at night, have 3 or 4 hours of sleep, then do it all over again... i'd stay 1 or 2 days at one place, then move on to the next... after a while i got a little tired, and began doing less sightseeing, more relaxing on the beach, less moving from place to place, more hanging out with people i met..

q: do you recommend a schedule like yours?
a: maybe. i didn't meet a single person who was doing 14 countries in less than 4 months.. next time i do something like this, i'm not gonna do it this way.. the reasons i did this were: 1. i didn't know better; 2. i wanted my final destination to be spain; 3. i wanted a true 'round the world experience. so if you don't mind the hectic schedule, skipping 'less interesting' places, and you just want to have a taste of all these different places, i say do the normal thing: book a one way ticket to one place, and go from there with nothing but a rough itinerary.. but make sure to study your budget!