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I've been planning/wanting to take an RTW for more than five years and the day has finally come, I'm sitting in the airport in New York waiting to board a flight to Japan, I can hardly believe it's finally happening

Hope you have a fantastic time (I'm sure you will) do you have a blog going? Keep us updated with your adventures anyhow...

Go, enjoy, welcome to the first day of teh rest of your (insert time frame here).

Congrats! I'm right behind you and I can't wait!

Congratulations!!!!!

I am sure you will have a really amazing time...come back and tell us all about it...or get a Blog going!!

I bet you're so excited, congrats and hope you have a fab time.

boy am i jealous!!

Have a great time

good luck on your trip! you will have fun.

I leave for mine in 6 months!

Congrats and have a ball!! We are 18 months into our trip and loving it so much, I think we are becoming perpetual travelers.

I agree with Littlemustard....I am so JEALOUS!!! I can't wait for the day I get on that plane and fly away. It's going to be a long while from now but so worth it! Have an awesome time....let us know how it goes!!!!!!

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the words of encouragement I appreciate it. I am in the process of starting a blog at:

http://www.ryansrtw.com/

There isn`t much there yet since I just started the trip but it will be updated soon. I`m also planning to post the photos to my flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rrbhs99/sets/

Pics from my previous trips are already up there.

Remembered this thread so I've hijacked it. I leave on my RTW on Monday - at least a year I reckon. First stop Santiago de Chile. This site and all you booties have been so much help to me. I have a small pack (with boots patch roughly sewn on and packing cubes inside), have not over-scheduled and will spend as much time as I like in each place rather than rushing everywhere.

With the help and advice of you guys, I have also got out of debt, quit a job I hated (and then got another one I liked), met my savings goals and reconciled with the fact that my mother is coming with me for the first 2 months! Not to mention all the awesome travel/destination tips which I have hungrily devoured.

I haven't felt this excited in a long time. Thanks to all the mods and posters for keeping me going throughout this period. I'm living the life I want now instead of the one I just dreamed about.

Farewell!

Congratulations!!!! Have a great time.

74 days until we leave. I can't even imagine what we'll be thinking when sitting in the airport!?!?!