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Round the world in…? At the end of the 19th century the most daring bet to engage in was the challenge to travel round the world in 80 days. Today you can travel round the world in about a day or so almost without having to leave your flight seat at all. But actually the 80 days still make sense...

When it comes to modern travelers 2-3 months is the estimated time period you should pull from your calendar if you want to make a satisfactory backpacker journey or trip round the world. You can do it faster but your travel experiences would suffer gravely. Most people estimate between 3 months and a whole year to complete this project. Naturally, it depends on the number of destinations, the time spent travelling and transportation method (land/water/air), what you want to experience, budget etc.

Two months are minimum!

Generally speaking, it takes two months to really get to know a continent when arriving as an outsider. If, for example, you're backpacking across the Asian continent from Hong Kong in the north through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia and all the way to Bali in the south, you might be able to do it faster but then you end up spending all your time on transportation. It's also possible to do a round trip of Australia, route 66 from coast to coast in the United States or a motorcycle trip from Patagonia to Colombia in about two months. If all you want to see is a single city or a single country, naturally you don't need as much time.

Flights or overland?

It is a good idea to fly as much as possible if you don't have much time on your hands - otherwise you end up spending all your time on local transportation and will probably grow more and more frustrated as time goes by. On the other hand, if you have enough time to spend and consider the environment, it's a good idea to travel as much as possible over land (and not by plane) in order to really get to know and a feel of the countries, places and local people.  Naturally, exactly how long your backpacker journey should last, will also depend on your budget!

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