How much would it cost to visit every country in the world?
Earlier this year, I met a very remarkable person who is out to visit all 192 countries. Perhaps even more remarkably, Chris Guillebeau is doing it without corporate sponsorship or a trust fund. Although my travel goals are far more modest, I have been a regular reader of both his blog and his "Unconventional Guides" in which he shares his secrets to creating a micro-business, using the social web, and traveling cheaply.
The newest of these guides is the Frequent Flyer Master. I purchased this guide the first day that it was available, based on how much I liked his previous guides. I was also intrigued by his guarantee--that if you don't earn enough miles in your first year, that he will buy the book back from you. At $49, I wanted to be sure that the purchase was worth the investment. Sure enough, within a day of reading the book, I had signed up to receive 50,000 miles plus elite status with a car rental company. However, the add-ons would be worth the $49 price. Based on what I had learned through the report of Priceline booking (the name your own price hotel website), I was able to book a 3+ star hotel in downtown NYC for $99/night. This guide has saved me hundreds of dollars already. I highly recommend it.
Chris also writes a wonderful blog and has two free ebooks: "279 Days to Overnight Success," and "A Brief Guide to World
Domination." All three are excellent resources and and should keep you motivated to travel the world regardless of your budget.
