Ouuch, $970/month for medical insurance two? I bet even this plan has plan maximum insurance company will pay... There was program on CBS 60 minutes about...
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Gary Gray
rascally14
May 20, 2005 4:32 pm
Alternative to US insurance for Americans. There are reputable international insurers in the UK and likely others in countries such as Canada and maybe...
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Stephanie Warren
itakeyocash
May 20, 2005 6:06 pm
You couldn't have posted at a better time. I am getting down to where I have to make a decision (79 days to go), and I have spent SO many hours reading plans....
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xlendi_bay
May 20, 2005 6:17 pm
All I can do is comisirate with you. With little choice, we carried COBRA while traveling (despite both working for Fortune 500 companies, with 20 years...
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Stephanie Warren
itakeyocash
May 20, 2005 6:29 pm
I want to reiterate the auto insurance comment. Make sure you get liability only while you are gone. I have been upfront with my insurance company, because I...
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Shira
forbus28
May 20, 2005 8:22 pm
Hi, 1. re HEALTH INSURANCE: i did a lot of research into health insurance laws (b/c i couldn't afford to keep up cobra coverage while gone) and what counts as...
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Shira
forbus28
May 20, 2005 8:29 pm
hello, i've been looking into flights to beijing (anyone know a cheap airline/good deal from mpls or chicago, usa?) and may do a stopover in Seoul, South Korea...
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Gary Gray
rascally14
May 21, 2005 6:17 am
Fantastic advice. Funnily enough, I thought I had commented on this very issue but for some reason, my mail wasn't excepted by Yahoo! My insurance went up 200...
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Gary Gray
rascally14
May 21, 2005 6:42 am
"Gary mentioned that several UK companies have such coverage; however, every one I have read does not cover US for US citizens." Check out...
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Gary Gray
rascally14
May 21, 2005 7:04 am
On airfare... China Airlines occassionally has inexpensive good value fares from the US. Go to a travel agent as their website doens't give the best deals. If...
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aarontexas2003
May 22, 2005 8:14 am
Hello everyone. I've been following this group for several years. I'm currently finishing up my eighth month traveling in Southeast Asia out of a year. I'm...
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Senta Gorrie
sfgorrie
May 24, 2005 4:30 pm
Hi Everyone, I am playing around with the idea of going to the DR this winter for a self made baseball/beach tour. What can people tell me about the DR? Has...
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James
lbclimber
May 26, 2005 3:33 am
I have been using a 7000 cubic inch - no idea how many cubic centimeter- at least 100-backpack. Its more of a rock climbing/moountaineering/backpacking (on...
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Yasmin Whiter
batangabee
May 26, 2005 8:32 am
For me it depends where I'm going. If you want a backpack style for hiking off trails etc I like travel packs. They have a zip cover over the straps so they...
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Hector Yague
hectoryague2002@...
May 26, 2005 11:59 am
I wouldn't get anything larger than that actually. 70 liters does sound appropiate for a RTW unless you are one bulky fellow. However, 300 bucks seems way...
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avalpert2000
May 26, 2005 1:10 pm
I've used my ~3600 cubic inch (60 liter) Dana Design Bombpack for travelling for years and it has been great. I do a decent amount of serious backpacking, so I...
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Wade Allsopp
wadeall
May 26, 2005 1:46 pm
my view is that you would need about $10,000 perr year for a pretty budget trip, but I havent really tried going ultra cgheatp so stand to be ciorrected...
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Gary Gray
rascally14
May 26, 2005 4:27 pm
Travelling for a year? Let's see..365 days in a year. Let me use US dollars as the rate of things.. Average say $8+ dollars a day for food x365= $3,000 Average...
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tina pruett
moonchyld1
May 26, 2005 11:58 pm
Hello :) As i mentioned earlier, i'm planning a short (11 days) trip to Guatemala and Honduras for late July. I'm thinking due to time constraints it would be...
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Hector Yague
hectoryague2002@...
May 27, 2005 6:12 am
From Antigua they fleet private A/C shuttle busses to Copan and other destinations in Honduras for a mere 8 to 15 bucks per person and it takes just few hours....
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Fernando Milmo
darthmilmo
May 27, 2005 2:35 pm
Hey Ali, You put in some good questions. How much is a trip exactly? The answer varies from person to person i'm afraid. There are tons of ways to spend your...
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Megan
bunglegirrl
May 28, 2005 7:17 pm
I've read the other responses, which were pretty good. $5,000 is very unrealistic. I think $10,000 is a bit low as well. The more time you have the less you...
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tina pruett
moonchyld1
May 28, 2005 7:48 pm
i spent about US$10K on 5 1/2 months.. including air, gear, pre-trip stuff, etc... but i agree, not seeing some important stuff to save money is kinda silly......
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Yasmin Whiter
batangabee
May 29, 2005 5:31 pm
Great response, Fernando. I was trying to word my reply but you said it better :) Yasmin ... .......
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dal2834761
May 30, 2005 5:02 am
Hi there- I am new to this group... just stumbled upon it in my internet research. I am heading out on my RTW on June 15. My trip is the England, Scotland,...
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guybrush1312
May 30, 2005 5:07 am
Hello, after reading this forum for a while, this is my first post, as I´m leaving for my 12-months-rtw-trip this september: The route will be as follows: ...
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Wade Allsopp
wadeall
May 30, 2005 5:37 am
Welcome to thr group, ksop,e more specific questions to get some good answers. Im not sure what your plans re UK arem but transpoert can be very...
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Wade Allsopp
wadeall
May 30, 2005 7:39 am
Auckland or Sydney are both fiune for Chinesevisa. Typically takes about 3 weorking dasy in most ogf the embassies I have useed. HKis easiestplace for...
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Wade Allsopp
wadeall
May 30, 2005 7:41 am
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hoxha32
May 31, 2005 3:30 am
Rather than a stop-over in S. Korea, you might want to consider taking the ferry from SK to China. It might be a lot cheaper. 1. Pretty much everything in S...
