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Lines on a Map: Planning a Route

Picking a route for a year-long trip is tougher than you might think…so tough, in fact, that I haven’t nailed mine down yet. I’ll chalk that up to procrastination and indecisiveness. But mostly procrastination. At the moment, it looks something like this: Cental America> South America> Africa> India>Southeast Asia> China. I know, I know… it’s vague, but I think that’s probably a good thing.
There’s a lot to consider when planning a route. Your finances might dictate that you skip expensive destinations like North America, Australia/New Zealand or Western Europe and instead focus [...]