Round The World Pre-Trip To Do List
Posted December 15, 2011
By Kevin
Updated: December 21, 2011
Here’s a list of tasks I need to complete before the departure for my round the world trip. I’ll be crossing them out as I complete them, and adding more as they come up.
Logistics
- Decide on first destination
- Book plane ticket to first destination (unless it’s Mexico, in which case I’ll travel by land)
- Buy travel insurance
Documents
Renew US passport- Proof of vaccination
Gear
- Buy packpack (around 40 liters)
Find a lightweight hair clipper (I have short hair and cut it myself every 2 weeks)- Research and buy a netbook (I think the pros outweigh the cons for carrying one)
Buy compact camera
Money
- Cancel unused credit cards
Get a Capital One credit card (no foreign exchange fees when used overseas)
Books
- Read The Rough Guide’s “First-Time Around The World”
- Read National Geographic’s “Journeys Of A Lifetime”
- Read “The Tao Of Travel” By Paul Theroux
- Read Lonely Planet’s “The Big Trip”
- Read Lonely Planet’s “Travel Photography”
- Read “The Photographer’s Eye” By Michael Freeman
- Read Lonely Planet’s “Travel Writing”
- Reread “Vagabonding” by Rolf Potts