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Steve Kamb decided he wanted to travel the world for as little money as possible. This map is his travel plan: 35,000 miles, visiting four continents, nine countries and 15 cities for just $418. Here's how he got it:

"I have to tell you sir, this is easily the most ridiculous itinerary I've ever put together," said the American Airlines operator the other night as I finalized plans for a worldwide adventure that would make Marco Polo blush. "Well, that makes two of us!" I replied.

And just like that, I had committed myself to almost nine months of international travel.

Yes, that picture above is my actual itinerary.

Beginning this January, I'll start an epic journey that will take me across four continents, through at least nine countries, and into more than fifteen cities. I'll fly on fifteen flights covering a total distance of 35,000 miles. To put that in perspective, that's almost 1.5 times the circumference of the globe. While visiting these locations, I should be able to cross off over a dozen goals from my Epic Quest of Awesome.

Oh, and all of these flights are costing me a grand total of $418.36.

Although I plan to get to Sydney much sooner should a flight open up (and in turn extend some of my SE Asia stops), here is my rough itinerary for 2011:

The Rock Boat Jan 6 10 Los AngelesJan 14 Feb 13 Sydney, Australia Feb 15-20 Auckland, New Zealand Feb 20 Mar 20 Brisbane, Australia Mar 20 Apr 9 Alice Springs, Australia Apr 9 12 Perth, Australia Apr 12 14 Singapore, Malaysia Apr 14 16 Bangkok, Thailand Apr 16 May 9 Hong Kong May 9 12 Shanghai, ChinaMay 12 22 Tokyo, Japan May 22 May 27 San Francisco May 26 Jun 3 (yes I go back in time on the flight home) Portland Jun 3 7 (World Domination Summit!) Boston/Atlanta Jun 8 Jul 30 Chicago Jul 30 Aug 4 Dublin, IrelandAug 5 Sep 2 Madrid, Spain Sep 2 Oct 10 Buenos Aires, Argentina? Oct 15 Nov 30 (not booked yet, but I still have enough miles to make it happen).

Unreal, right? If I were to pay for this adventure with cash and book individual flights, it would cost almost $6,000 (using the cheapest option for each leg on Expedia.com). The best part is, the dates of this adventure aren't set in stone as long as I don't change WHERE I'm going, I can change the date and time of each stop without penalty.

Continued here:
How to Travel Around the World for $418