One of the major questions many travelers ask as they're dreaming and planning for a RTW trip or any kind of long-term travel is, "How much money will I need?" For many, that is answered in terms of how much money the traveler needs to save before setting off on a trip, during which they...

"Travel is an education" is something many vagabonders would agree with. Who hasn't come back from a trip filled with new knowledge, new friends, and great stories to tell? The personal finance website Mint.com dedicated a blog post to the venerable gap year: The Gap Year: why taking time off to travel is good The...