This post is part of a series called Round The World Trip Planning
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- Round The World Pre-Trip To Do List
- Crafting a Savings Plan for a Round The World Trip
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- Five Weeks Before Departure
- New Gear for Round The World Trip
- Cocktail of Travel Immunizations
- Change of Departure Date and Destination
- Itinerary for First Month of Round The World Trip
- Packing for a Round The World Trip
- The Departure Day is Finally Here
Updated: August 8, 2012
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(Peru)Book plane ticket to first destination(Lima, Peru)Buy travel insurance
Documents
Renew US passportProof of vaccination
Gear
Buy packpack (around 40 liters)Find a lightweight hair clipperResearch and buy a laptopBuy compact camera
Money
Cancel unused credit cardsGet 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
