Why is a RTW better than taking several individual trips?
You probably already know about the disadvantages of taking that one huge trip instead of a series of shorter ones. There’s a good chance you will have to quit your job and start again from scratch upon return (though not necessarily). You’ll probably have to give up your apartment or house and put things in storage. And you may miss out on several important events in the lives of your family and friends. You already know all the things you’ll be giving up, but friends and family might not understand why you seem willing to make these sacrifices just to live out of your backpack for months or even years. Here are a few reasons why this is a perfectly sane thing to do: 1. Efficiency, or to put it in business terms, Economies of Scale Let’s say you live in New York and you are interested in visiting India, Thailand, and Vietnam in addition to other destinations. Doing those as three separate trips could cost a couple thousand dollars for each, and you waste a full day or more of travel o
