There are far more entertaining and sexy subjects when it comes to long-term travel than what it takes to stay healthy on the road, but there are also few things that can screw up a RTW trip more than getting sick when you're far away from home. This isn't to say that there isn't going...

With only a couple of months to go until kick-off of the first games in the 2010 World Cup tournament, the footy fanatics in the BootsnAll office are almost literally salivating over the countdown. Two of my colleagues will be in South Africa for the duration of the games, and luckily they made their travel...

Generally speaking, questions about how much money someone makes or what they spend on a trip might seem like they're a tad too personal - but when you let on that you're planning a RTW trip, for some reason decorum goes out the window. People are so fascinated by the notion of traveling long-term, especially...

Around the BootsnAll office we're always dreaming about our next adventure - usually even before we've unpacked our bags from the last one. Come February each year, we're already plotting trips to warmer climates in order to focus on something other than the typically gray Portland weather. For most of us, we're thinking in terms...

With all the self-reflection that seems to go on at this time of year, it seems only fitting that we at BootsnAll take a step back and reflect on what it is that makes us unique. You have lots of choices when it comes to booking trips, including RTW trips, so what makes the RTW...

As I write this, I'm sitting in a lodge in central Washington at a company meeting. It's gorgeously sunny outside, and the snow-covered mountain just outside the window is a glowing light blue. But I know that when I scamper out the door to get a closer look I'll be greeted with a biting chill....

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...

Ask any long-time resident of Portland, where BootsnAll is based, and they'll probably tell you September is one of their favorite times to be in the city. But this year, when the last week or so has been downright cold, it felt like October - and autumn - came earlier than normal. At least around...

I've been in Milan for the last week, and although I'd heard the horror stories before about the torture that is Milan in August I hadn't yet experienced it firsthand before my arrival last Tuesday. Y'know that old saying about air being so thick you could cut it with a knife? While I've always heard...

August. For years, the word "August" conjured up images of the last gasps of summer - those proverbial "dog days" spent savoring the good weather and those final days before school started up again. Then in my post-school years, August was just another month like all the rest, only a little bit warmer. This year,...

For months we've been simultaneously grimacing at the bad economic news and rejoicing at the fantastic travel deals that resulted from said bad news. We know we've been repeating ourselves on this subject, telling everyone who'll listen, but some of the prices on airfare, cruises, hotel rooms, and vacation packages were just too good not...

I know we keep going on about how the economic downturn - while bad for lots of people - is great for travelers. And that's still true. If you can afford to travel right now, you'll find airfare and hotel deals pretty much everywhere, at prices you wouldn't have imagined possible (especially when we're heading...

Even though all the travel industry gurus keep telling us that prices on international airfare are going to keep going down and we'll be seeing more great deals right through summer, I continue to be amazed at some of the incredibly low fares being offered. And that's true for simple round-trip tickets and more complicated...

As I'm writing this, it just so happens to be April Fool's Day. The interwebs are crawling with hoaxes, and finding anything resembling a real news story is challenging - especially when the real news seems fake half the time, anyway. Having said that, there are some really funny fake travel stories out there today,...

Anyone who spends their time traveling or dreaming of travel has no doubt heard from at least one friend or beloved (and well-meaning) family member suggesting that given the current economy it might be time to stay closer to home right now. And if you weren't brilliant enough to come up with the idea to...

We all know that it's good to know what's going on in the world, but sometimes when you're paying attention it doesn't feel like a good thing. Right now, for instance, even a cursory glance at the news is enough to turn just about anyone's stomach. But if you can manage it, this is the...

Happy New Year, travelers! I don't know about you, but I'm really excited about what's in store in 2009. If you're having a little trouble shaking off the holiday haze and getting inspired about a new year, though, then let's see if the January multi-stop airfare specials available on BootsnAll can help you with a...

At this time of year, what you're focused on depends quite a bit on what kind of person you are. Did you map out a Black Friday shopping route or spend Thanksgiving day camped out in front of the local electronics store? No? You'll forgive me if I'm not shocked to hear that. The fact...

I tend to think of RTW travel as a year-round thing, not a seasonal thing, so I have to confess it kind of struck me as surprising when I realized that even RTW tickets have seasonal highs and lows. Sure, I'm used to the idea of a high season and a low season when I'm...

As I drove to work this morning, I thought about all the kids heading back to school for yet another year - I thought about all the book learnin' they'd be getting, and then I hoped they'd all have a chance to put that to good use someday with their passports. Because let's face it,...