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Round the World in 30 Days

Round the World in 30 Days

  • Round the World Trips
    • RTW #1: A Globetrotter is Born
    • RTW #2: From the Thin Air up There to the Wonders Down Under
    • RTW #3: Eat, Pray, Run – From Marathons to Maui
    • RTW #4: Thai Beach Perfection to Blue Lagoon Reflection
    • RTW #5: In Search of the World’s Perfect Beach
    • RTW #6: Here Today, Guam Tomorrow
    • RTW #7: Lounges, Retreats & Business Class Seats
    • RTW #8: 7 Continents from Antarctica to Zanzibar
    • RTW #9: All About Africa & SE Asia
    • RTW #10: The Honeymoon!
  • More 30-Day Trips
    • RTW 4 1/2 – The Europe Edition
    • RTW 5 1/2 – The Oceania Edition
    • RTW 6 1/2 – The Balkans Edition
    • RTW 7 1/2 – The Central America Edition
    • RTW 8 1/2 – The Himalayas Edition
    • RTW 9 1/2 – The Moscow to the Med Edition
    • RTW 10 1/2 – The Asia Edition
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    • Cruises
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    • Africa/Middle East
    • Antarctica
    • Asia
    • Caribbean
    • Central America
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
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More 30-Day Trips

As many of you know, I do have a full-time career between all these travels!

My job is quite seasonal and the way my schedule shakes out every year, I have a nice chunk of time off in January & February – which became the perfect time to do my annual round-the-world trips.

But after Round the World #4, I had a revelation.

I also typically have a convenient block of time off around June and July. Which meant I had time to take a summer trip, too!

But since I use all of the miles I accrue in a year of business travel to purchase my RTW ticket each year, I knew I didn’t have enough miles for two round-the-world airline tickets a year.

So, I came up with the idea of a regionally-focused trip each summer with just one long round-trip flight and a lot of shorter flights (or trains, ferries, etc). It seemed like the perfect way to spend extra time getting to know a particular region of the world each summer.

I consider these mid-year journeys my “RTW 1/2” trips and Europe seemed like the ideal choice for the debut of RTW 4 1/2. Later trips focused on Central America, the Himalayas, Oceania, the Balkans and more.

These trips are a wonderful example of 30-day itineraries for travelers who want to spend their time exploring a certain region of the world instead of globetrotting all the way around it!

Here are the links to all of the summer 30-day trips:

Old Town Square Prague Czech Republic
Old Town Square, Prague

RTW 4 1/2: The Europe Edition

Europe was the natural choice for the first edition of the summer 30-day trip! I was also thrilled to have not one, but two of my friends, jump at the chance to join me in exploring some of Europe’s most wonderful cities. Highlights: Rome, Mykonos, Munich, Zurich, Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, Krakow, Stockholm, Oslo, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Helsinki, and Copenhagen.

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Opera Bar Sydney Australia
Sydney, Australia

RTW 5 1/2: The Oceania Edition

Inspired by a Delta fare sale from Atlanta to Sydney that I just couldn’t resist, what better time to explore Oceania in 30 days? I was joined by my friend Shannon for the first two weeks in Australia and New Zealand. And then I struck out on my own around the South Pacific. Highlights: Sydney’s Bridge Climb, Auckland, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.

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Dubrovnik Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia

RTW 6 1/2: The Balkans Edition

This summer focused primarily on the Balkans region but I also squeezed in the Mont Blanc Marathon and a Mediterranean cruise on the way over! The highlight of the month was definitely exploring all six of the Balkan republics that made up the former Yugoslavia (Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Slovenia). Another milestone, I hit the 100 country mark when I arrived in Bulgaria!

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Kuanidup Island San Blas Islands Panama
San Blas Islands, Panama

RTW 7 1/2: The Central America Edition

This summer it’s all about Central America & Ecuador! The highlights of this summer’s 30-day trip include a chartered sailing trip around the remote San Blas islands, a dolphin-trainer-for-a-day experience in Honduras and a land-based alternative to the expensive cruises around the Galapagos Islands.

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Tiger's Nest Monastery Bhutan
Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan

RTW 8 1/2: The Himalayas Edition

This summer the destination is Asia, especially the Himalayas! The highlights include a scenic flight over Mount Everest (as close as I ever need to get!), a high-altitude hike to Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest Monastery and an incredible few days exploring Myanmar. Itinerary also included Tibet, Beijing, Thailand, and Kathmandu.

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St Basil's Cathedral Moscow Russia
St Basil’s Cathedral – Moscow, Russia

RTW 9 1/2: The Moscow to the Med Edition

Inspired by a Delta fare sale to Moscow, this trip was a great opportunity to explore Russia and its neighboring countries before making my way south toward the Mediterranean. Russia was definitely a highlight, but Riga, Crete and the tiny island of Symi were wonderful surprises. An incredible hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia was another check off the Bucket List.

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