We found these helpful:
Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World
Lonely Planet Southeast asia - on a shoestring
There are also plenty of other career break and gap year books to choose from.
February 28, 2005
Planning a Round the World Trip
The one BIG question. Where to start.
In the first instance we wanted to cover all 5 continents, actually go round the world. We wanted to follow a theme, like see the 7 wonders of the world, follow the Silk Road. We wanted to take a 4 month overland tour across Africa. We wanted to go to all the major world festivals. We wanted to try everything.
Then we got realistic.
Posted at 10:17 PM
February 11, 2005
Planning a Round the World Trip 2
Once we had made our decisions concerning the route and major activities we thought it would all be 'plane' sailing. Then we got stuck again.
What do you book first?
Posted at 08:29 PM