Worldly travelers, I request your help.

New Zealand, except go for longer than a month.

Going to dubai isn't worldy travelling, its just a holiday and an expensive/repetitive one at that.

Dubai ?! Dude don't make that mistake, it will ruin your will to travel and discover the world.

I don't want ot write a novel so I'll be quick:

Go either in Central - South America


or South East Asia.

I've been traveling Asia extensively for the past 4 years now and there is no better place to discover the joy of cheap traveling/world discovering.

It is extremely easy to get by, just buy a lonely planet guidebook, a 10/15kg backpack (no more), and go from there. There is somewhat of a 'backpacker trail' that goes from Indonesia to China, so if you stay on the main touristic path you will always be with a few fellow backpackers. And in the same way, you can easily wander off of it and discover some hidden gems.  Don't plan too much ahead. Let the road guide you. Plus you get everything: Jungles, Beach, Volcanoes, Mountains, Parties, small local villages, big international cities, cute girl, thrills, adventure and so on. And it's dirt cheap.

(easy ones): Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

(mid): Nepal, Burma, China (English is less spoken or the country is a bit more complicated to access, less traveled, need to be a bit more experienced)

Dude, do it on the cheap yourself, and call it an "independent study" with a professor sponsor. Save mad cash and plan whatever ya wanna do.

If you're less adventurous, backpacking around Europe is a fairly standard longer trip, plus in October you can hit Oktoberfest in Munich, which I've heard can be worth it. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to go myself when I've been in Germany though. Most of the major touristy areas (for Americans, at least) tend to be Western Europe (Dublin, London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Venice/Rome). While that's definitely for good reason, try to go off the beaten path and not just hit the well known landmarks, you'll often find better food and more interesting people.

Asia is definitely on my personal list, it's definitely doable for dirt cheap, and it'll be a hell of an experience. The culture shock may be greater than Europe, but I'd say it's worth it.


Whichever way you go (or one like Cent./South America or Africa), there are a lot of dedicated travel forums where people can likely help with anything you might need. You can start with http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ .

Some words of advice from travelling a fair amount:
1) pack light, your back and legs will thank you
2) eat what the local people are eating
3) don't be afraid to try new things and meet new people
4) if you think you're going to go a country, check on the visa requirements so you don't end up with the headache of dealing with that while you're there
5) plan ahead enough that your trip runs relatively smoothly, but not that you're locked into an itinerary or on any sort of strict schedule


If you want to ask me about anything, I'm in the middle of planning/saving for a round-the-world type trip and I'll try to point you in the right direction.

I'm currently doing a road trip from Finland to France, this is amazing, already stopped in Tallinn, Riga, Kaunas and I am in Warsaw now for a few days, then I'm going to move to Prague, then I'm not sure, but might got to Berlin and Denmark before heading south to France.

So far it has been amazing, Tallinn is a beautiful medieval city, the partying in Riga is off the hook, the girls in Kaunas are mind blowing (I'm serious, I've never seen so many hot girls in one place, and I'm not talking solid 7's but solid 9's, fell in love so many times!), and Warsaw is like a mix of all this!

I'm driving, but you can also use inter-rail which is a European train pass, and pretty cheap too, you'll get 5 days of travel for 175€, and you should stay in Hostels, you'll get to meet a LOT of people from all over the world, party with them and all, I can't stress enough how an amazing experience it is! And also, in eastern Europe, life doesn't cost shit compared to Finland for example, you'll get to stay in hostels for 10€ a night, and eat a meal for around 3€ to 5€.

But the plane ticket from the U.S isn't cheap unfortunately..
And those are capitals, so it's as safe as anywhere else.

This was on my to do list, and another thing is going from Moscow to Vladivostok using the Trans-Siberian, this is another once-in-a-lifetime experience I need to do before I die!

Hope this helps!

Go here. The other guys said it better, but pack light, try to fit in and go do some exploring.

just watch the beach, high

Definitely hit up Asia, it's way more bad ass than that pansy Europe crap.

I'd love to say I do this but i never make it out of the states other than canada. All over the states yes, international no :(


fucking passports and customs and planes and shit

just came back from japan and taiwan they're awsome. taiwans pretty cheap but if you want really cheap go to thailand and surrounding area. If english is a must hit up singapore

I'm going to 3rd this. Southest Asia is cheap as shit, and you'll have a great time. Want to stay in a 5 star hotel? $15 a night when I went, I've heard its gone up to $20 a night.... Basically you'll buy an expensive plane ticket, but beyond that you wont be paying shit for anything. Stop by Japan, visit Singapore, Laos, Camobodia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and enjoy your phuk buckets (imagine sand style buckets of pretty much 80% alcohol and 20% chase that somehow tastes good).