We’ve just turned the clocks back in the U.S., which is either the best thing in the world or the worst day on earth – it all depends on who you talk to. For me, it meant an extra hour of sleep at a time when I needed it. (I’d love to figure out a way to turn back the clocks about once a month, frankly.) For many of the people I know, however, it’s more about the fact that they’re going to and from work in darkness – which, I admit, is a bit of a bummer.

The thing is, I’ve never been much of a sun worshipper, and I kind of like the seasons changing. But with so few hours of daylight outside my office window these days, I can totally understand the motivation of the people who chase the sun around the world. I’m not sure I’d do the same thing, but a little visit to the Southern Hemisphere sure does sound good right now…

Anyway, if you’re a sun seeker, or you just want to escape the winter doldrums in the Northern Hemisphere, then you’ll appreciate this month’s special fares for RTW tickets. One of them focuses entirely on the South Pacific, and the other two dip into Southeast Asia for at least part of the trip – meaning you’ll get to skip the sun setting at 4:30 in the afternoon and, quite possibly, enjoy a beachside beverage with an umbrella in it instead.

Here are the new special deals on multi-stop airline tickets available through BootsnAll – these deals are good through November 30, 2009:

• Los Angeles – Nadi (Fiji) – Sydney – surface – Brisbane – Auckland – Tongatapu (Tonga) – Los Angeles, from $US1169 plus taxes
• New York – Singapore – Bangkok – Cairo – Rome – London – New York, from US$1399 plus taxes
• San Francisco – Singapore – Saigon / Ho Chi Minh – surface – Hanoi – Luang Phrabang – surface – Vientiane – Angkor Wat (Siem Reap) – Bangkok – surface – Koh Samui – Hong Kong – surface – Beijing – Tokyo – San Francisco, from US$1599 plus taxes

And if these trips don’t follow the sun enough, you can create one that does with our RTW travel planner.