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[hectic]

@seanocono:

@Chris:

Neighbors of mine did that a couple of years ago.  If you're careful, you can make the trip surprisingly inexpensively.  I say go for it.

Chris, interested to hear how this can be done inexpensively.

https://www.couchsurfing.org/ - heard good things, worth a consider.

[seanocono]

Thanks, hectic.

[Giles]

I have 2 friends who have just set off on an eastaways round the worlder.  They have bought completely flexible round the world airline tickets for USD3000 each….

[seanocono]

You wouldn't happen to know where they purchased those would you, G?

[simonc]

i suggest www.airbnb.com for cheap sleeps with the locals.  They have to maintain their rep so minimal creepage.

[Giles]

No sorry,  and they are now east of here somewhere.  But I think most airlines (at least the large ones with decent global network) do pretty good round the world deals.

Take a look here:

http://www.britishairways.com/travel/fx/public/en_gb?eId=111024

http://www.roundtheworldflights.com/?gclid=CJDD1Nvu57QCFWbKtAoda2kAWw

http://www.roundtheworldexperts.co.uk/flight/tickets/round-the-world-flights?gclid=CKvd3u7u57QCFe3KtAodBkgARA

[seanocono]

Thanks G and simonc.

[Finn666]

thanks a lot guys!…
i´m planing on visiting my grandparents and dad in VA,beach in the next few months, after graduation...after that i would love to go on a roadtrip kinda thingy.
need to figure it out and see how things go...this is a good beginning though!

[seanocono]

This is a great place to start. Really appreciate the info.

[riffblaster general]

Finn…..  I grew up in Virginia beach.  I'm actually here visiting my family right now.  Tvshooter is from this area as well.

[Finn666]

Yeah i know about TV…if I'm able to make it and you guys are around that time, a meet up with be dope!

[bagley920]

I'm 2 hours south of there!

[Chris]

@seanocono:

Chris, interested to hear how this can be done inexpensively.

Sorry, don't have a lot of details.  I only talked about the trip with them once and they never came back to Houston afterwards (they did come back to the US, just moved to another town in Texas).  I remember that they did the flexible ticket option for their flights.  They were planning to work in a couple of countries where the regulations on employing non-citizens were less restrictive and staying with friends occasionally, as well.  They also intended to stick to developing nations to keep expenses down.  It sounded like there were lots of ways to tailor the trip to keep it reasonable, but it requires lots of flexibility in destinations and duration in each place.  As I recall, they weren't even sure how long they were going to be gone, just shooting for somewhere between 12-14 months.

[riffblaster general]

Ah hell… Bags shared his so I guess I will too.  I'm having a daughter in march.

[urbanwoodsman]

@riffblaster:

Ah hell… Bags shared his so I guess I will too.  I'm having a daughter in march.

Sic man!

[natehate]

congrats nate!

[joesaintjohn]

I'm super happy for you, Riff. Lori and I are going to stop practicing and start trying after her RollerDerby season is over. Congrats, man, this is so awesome!

[bagley920]

@riffblaster:

Ah hell… Bags shared his so I guess I will too.  I'm having a daughter in march.

Awesome riff!

[derivative666]

Awesome Riff, nothing better in the world then being a father

[zhivago]

Riff huge congrats, wonderful news!!!