Heyyy all!!!
I am planning my 1 year long world trip at the moment and would appreciate some help/opinions.
I am from Australia. Leaving around the end of the year and I know where I want to go:
All of Asia, Europe, and South America/Central America (Including the islands)
Morocco, Egypt, and somewhere else in Africa where I can do a great safari trip + get a culture shock. + Dubai and somewhere else in the Middle East (not too dangerous though).
What I’m unsure of is how long I will need in each continent and country (Keeping in mind I have to do this all in one year unfortunately – due to rtw ticket conditions). My plan is to maybe contiki it /topdeck it around Europe during the world trip then at the end after the actual rtw coming back to Europe to do all the places I missed in my contiki tour and revisit the places I didn’t have enough time in. Followed by living with some family in Serbia for a while and maybe working somewhere in Europe for a while then going to the US and working there for a bit.
Also how much do you think I will need?
> Accommodation (not wanting resorts/5 star hotels just somewhere clean, comfortable, and safe)
> Food (wanting to experience all the tastes of the world + also having the money to eat out at expensive restaurants from time to time – in places such as Paris and London)
> Tours (Contiki type tours etc)
> Extra flights, train/bus trips, taxis
> Entry fees, shows, and other amusements eg Moulin Rouge, Museums, Palaces etc
> Souvenirs (not just for myself but for friends and family too)
> Partying, drinking, clubbing, bar hopping, going to festivals etc
> Travel Insurance, visas (Including living and working ones), and other travel expenses.
Also do you think it is a good idea to send things back home as I travel (due to the amount of places I will be going with all the souvenirs, bit of shopping etc)?
I would also love to follow the sun/summer (how to I go about this) and don’t worry I plan on seeing Europe in winter after the world trip while living there too :p
Thanks in advance