Author Britnee Johnston

Khaosan Tokyo Original Hostel in the Asakusa district of Tokyo was our first "home" on this year-long journey. Being such an expensive city, we had to make some small sacrifices when choosing a place to hang...

**Update: Read my new review of this packing list after traveling for a year** How much can you fit into a 43-liter backpack? Surprisingly, you can fit a lot. Here's what I'm packing for one year of travel...

While planning the first few months of our world trip, we knew we wanted to go to China and Russia. Instead of flying country to country, we curiously looked up the Trans-Siberian Railway as an alternate...

We carefully planned our route before leaving home in the United States in May 2014. Things we considered included the travel costs of going from one country to another and the kind of weather expected in...

What do you pack when you're going to be gone for a year? We're not 100% sure, but we're working on it. Check out our final packing lists complete with pictures here: Mark's Packing List and Britnee's...

Wondering where to start when planning a round-the-world (RTW) trip? We used many online resources to help us find cheap flights, good hostels, itinerary ideas and visa information. We also read some...

The idea of long-term travel has been in our minds for several years, but we didn't start laying out a plan to fund it until two years ago. After researching other travel bloggers' budgets and crunching...

If someone told me ten years ago that I'd travel the world for a year, I wouldn't have believed it. I grew up as one of those people who had little desire to leave the comforts of home. Growing up, I can...

The Lonely Planet: The Big Trip is a gap year-focused book for young backpackers. We picked up this book from Powell's Bookstore, (biggest bookstore ever!), while we were in Portland. The major thing that...