It's impossible to have an air ticket valid for longer than 12 months. If you wish to stay longer then you will either have to forfeit the remaining part of your Round the World ticket or you could buy a One Way ticket. If you do this you must check the visa requirements directly with the relevant embassies, as many countries do not like you arriving on their doorstep without any obvious means of leaving!

Beside time and money, the opportunity to stay somewhere longer than expected depends on 4 parameters :

• your Visa situation
• the Weather
• the cost of life
• what you are interested in

Visa

You will have to check the visa requirements before you arrive in each country to see how long you can stay for : this will determines your route. For example : in China you are granted a 60-day tourist Visa, which can restrict signifivantly your journey in this huge country.

>>> For more information : see the Visa page on www.toorista.com

Weather and Seasons

The weather is most people's main reason for travelling to somewhere at a certain time of the year. Hence, you can spare some time to figure out what is the appropriate season for each country you will visit, but keep in mind that for a RTW trip : it's quite impossible to always travel during the right season.

>>> For more information : see the Weather page on www.toorista.com

Cost of life

Developed countries usually mean short stays as they tend to be too expensive for travellers who are not planning to work. Countries like Japan and Hong Kong though are well worth including in your ticket as stopovers if they are easily built into your particular routing.

What you are interested in

If you are interested in a particular area - be it for cultural/historic reasons, or just because the beach is nice then you will always find a way of staying longer. Remember that your plans will change a million times when you are on the road so all the pre-trip planning may go straight out of the window as soon as you find your dream beach hut in the middle of nowhere!