Round the World Ticket

Guy F · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 05:02 PM

Hi everyone,
I've heard of these plane tickets which, for a set price, allow you to stop at 10 different places around the world in one direction, and I think it would be amazing and it's something I'd love to do at some point.

If you had one of these tickets, what would be your choice for your 10 destinations, travelling in one direction?

For me it would be difficult to choose the 10 places, but I think I'd go for:
1. South Africa - try and see the safari animals and the coast is great for penguins, sharks and whales.
2. Madagascar - just so much unique wildlife!
3. India - I think Tigers and all the other wildlife would be too good to miss!
4. Papua New Guinea - Birds of paradise and probably excellent snorkelling.
5. Australia - The great barrier reef and all the endemic species.
6. New Zealand - Lots more special endemic species.
7. I'm not sure whether there are any airports on the galapagos islands? To be honest I hope there aren't, but if there are that would be my next choice. If there aren't then Florida would be my next choice for the Alligators and bird life.
8. Brazil - I'd love to visit the Amazon rainforest, such an array of wildlife there.
9. Argentina - I'd like to explore the patagonia area, lots of birds and dolphins around there.
10. I suppose I'd have to come back to the UK!

There are so many more places that I'd love to visit which aren't on that list, but I think they're my top choices. I believe that with these tickets once you travel to an area you can stay there as long as you want, so you could do all of this over the course of a year.

Guy

paul m · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2007, 06:23 PM

Drat, you have to be under 25. Anyway, I'd rather do it by boat

But a nice question. When I was in my 20s I would have come up with a lot of 'must do's but I now wonder whether it's all worth the effort when you can see so much on TV and the internet?

Anyway, off the top of my head, the Amazon and the Andes would be a priority - so a trek across South America. Need to think more ... but then I'm still thinking about my ten best places in Europe .... the World? Give me a year or two ...

Guy F · #3 (**permalink**) 04-10-2007, 07:42 PM

I hadn't realised it was for over 25's, I'm still alright for the moment though

It would be great to do a world cruise, although I suppose you wouldn't have much choice in where you'd be stopping. I know what you mean, it's very difficult to pick the top places to visit, I think I'd need to make atleast 50 stops to cover all the spots I'd like to visit.
Guy