How To Save On Transportation

Leah R. asked Rolf Potts from the world hum-blog How to save on transportation during a round-the-world trip:

I’m planning a round-the-world trip, but I worry about transportation costs once I start traveling. Ideally, I would like to travel to most places overland, exploring along the way. However, civil unrest, war and such make that virtually impossible. Any suggestions about how to get around these obstacles without resorting to expensive flights and spending too much money?

You can read his very informative an helpful answer in his post.

Rolf Potts has reported from more than fifty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, Conde Nast Traveler, Slate.com, the New York Times Magazine, Outside, Islands, The Believer, The Guardian (U.K.), and National Public Radio. A veteran travel columnist for the likes of Salon.com and the Travel Channel’s World Hum, his adventures have taken him across six continents, and include piloting a fishing boat 900 miles down the Laotian Mekong, hitchhiking across Eastern Europe, traversing Israel on foot, bicycling across Burma, and driving a Land Rover from Sunnyvale, California to Ushuaia, Argentina.