Comments on: About our journey http://withoutwings.org.uk A slow travel journey around the world without flying Sat, 07 Dec 2013 09:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fran Hutchinson http://withoutwings.org.uk/about-our-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-3749 Fran Hutchinson Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:29:50 +0000 http://localhost/withoutwings/?page_id=7#comment-3749 Thank you, fab advice!! :) Thank you, fab advice!! :)

]]> By: anna http://withoutwings.org.uk/about-our-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 anna Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:14:44 +0000 http://localhost/withoutwings/?page_id=7#comment-3594 Hi Fran, Thanks for getting in touch and sorry for the slow reply! Thanks for your kind comments - it sounds lik you and your boyfriend are off on quite an adventure :) we've found travelling by slower means than air very rewarding but we do understand that from a planning point of view it can seem quite daunting. Travelling by train is on the whole much cheaper than by air - especially if you book in advance (this is essential if you want to keep prices low in Europe, the US and Australia). Sites such as Greentraveller.com and loco2 are fantastic for helping to plan this. Sea travel on the other hand tends to be more expensive than flying, depending upon what kind of vessel you are planning to travel by. We wrote an article on this part of our journey for a site called the travel word (http://www.thetravelword.com/2012/03/06/trans-oceanic-slow-travel-booking-aboard-cargo-ships/) where we included guide prices for the boat journies that we took which might be of interest. From a budgeting point of view, it may help to try and get somewhere about half way where you know you can secure some work. We targeted Australia and New Zealand where we both worked for a couple of months in order to top up our funds. If you need any more info please do get in touch with us at [email protected] Best of luck with it all and let us know how it goes :) Hi Fran,

Thanks for getting in touch and sorry for the slow reply! Thanks for your kind comments – it sounds lik you and your boyfriend are off on quite an adventure :)

we’ve found travelling by slower means than air very rewarding but we do understand that from a planning point of view it can seem quite daunting. Travelling by train is on the whole much cheaper than by air – especially if you book in advance (this is essential if you want to keep prices low in Europe, the US and Australia). Sites such as Greentraveller.com and loco2 are fantastic for helping to plan this.
Sea travel on the other hand tends to be more expensive than flying, depending upon what kind of vessel you are planning to travel by. We wrote an article on this part of our journey for a site called the travel word (http://www.thetravelword.com/2012/03/06/trans-oceanic-slow-travel-booking-aboard-cargo-ships/) where we included guide prices for the boat journies that we took
which might be of interest.

From a budgeting point of view, it may help to try and get somewhere about half way where you know you can secure some work. We targeted Australia and New Zealand where we both worked for a couple of months in order to top up our funds.

If you need any more info please do get in touch with us at [email protected]

Best of luck with it all and let us know how it goes :)

]]> By: Fran Hutchinson http://withoutwings.org.uk/about-our-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-3390 Fran Hutchinson Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:14:47 +0000 http://localhost/withoutwings/?page_id=7#comment-3390 Hi, I've just stumbled across your website and really admire what you're doing!! My boyfriend and I are planning a round the world trip in June in as few flights as possible and you have given me a lot of inspiration. May I ask how much you budgeted for your trip? Does it work out more or less expensive to travel slowly rather than by plane? My boyf and I have been saving for a while but I don't really have any ide ahow much money we are going to need! Best of luck, Fran :) Hi, I’ve just stumbled across your website and really admire what you’re doing!! My boyfriend and I are planning a round the world trip in June in as few flights as possible and you have given me a lot of inspiration. May I ask how much you budgeted for your trip? Does it work out more or less expensive to travel slowly rather than by plane? My boyf and I have been saving for a while but I don’t really have any ide ahow much money we are going to need!
Best of luck,

Fran :)

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