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Possible Round-The-World Routes
If you're planning an around-the-world trip, there are an infinite number of possibilities on routes. However, perhaps I can provide a few suggestions that could be of help.
The world's major air hubs, going from east to west, tend to be New York; San Francisco or Los Angeles; Hong Kong; Singapore or Bangkok; Delhi; Dubai or Abu Dhabi; and London. You can get relatively low round-the-world fares if you choose from cities on this route, and you can then use these cities to easily get to other places of interest:
- From San Francisco or Los Angeles you can easily get around California, over to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, and up to Utah.
- From Hong Kong you can easily get into China (e.g. Guilin, Xian, and Beijing), and/or pop down to Vietnam.
- From Singapore you can go down to the wonderful islands of Indonesia, and/or go overland up the Malay peninsula and into Thailand.
- From Bangkok you can easily fly to Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.
- From Delhi you can of course get around India, as well as to Nepal.
- From Dubai or Abu Dhabi you can easily get to the fascinating places of the Middle East, such as Egypt and Jordan, as well as to the major European capitals.
- From London you can of course get to anywhere in Europe...or anywhere else.
If you're interested in hitting Australia, then a popular way to get there is to go from Los Angeles and island-hop across the South Pacific (e.g. Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand) on your way to Sydney. You can then work your way up through Australia and from the north (e.g. Darwin) fly to Bali or Singapore.
If you want to hit North Asia, there are easy flights from San Francisco to Tokyo if you want to explore Japan, or Bejing if you're headed to Northern China, Mongolia and points beyond.
If you're interested in hitting South America, then Miami is a good jumping-off point from the US.
These are just some examples; again, the possibilities and alternatives are endless. Keep in mind as you think about your route that (a) you should be flexible, as you'll probably get on the road and decide to go to places you hadn't planned, (b) you should understand the right time of year to be in various destinations, so don't fritter around in one place such that you'll hit lousy weather in your remaining destinations, and (c) try to hit places that will have similar weather, so that you're not carrying a lot of cold weather gear while also going to beach destinations.
Determining your route is one of many things you'll need to do to prepare for your trip.
I hope this helps, and feel free to drop me a note with any questions.