Go Backpacking: The Top 11 Posts of 2009

As we approach the end of 2009, I wanted to share the top 11 most popular posts on Go Backpacking, based on page views.

Interestingly, most of these posts pre-date my actual travel around the world, and instead detail the various stages of planning involved in such a venture.  I'm glad they continue to serve as a resource for future travelers.

1. Cost of a Trip Around the World – an overview of my expenses for traveling to 22 countries over 15 months.  Once I settled into Medellin, I stopped keeping track.
2. My Decision to Backpack Around the World – the “why” behind quitting my job to see the world.
3. Choosing a Malaria Medication –  getting shots was easy, while figuring out a strategy for Malaria was not.
4. Budgeting for a Trip Around the World – from May 2007, this was my pre-trip approach to figuring out how much money I needed.
5. Packing List – the initial contents of my backpack before leaving home.
6. 5 Techniques to Save Big Money – my best strategies for saving lots of money!
7. Couchsurfing – A Brilliant Social Network for Travelers – a 3-part series I wrote after hosting my first couchsurfer, but before being a guest myself.
8. Tibetan Acupuncture and Massage – this post received a lot of search engine traffic because of the photo I included of a big spider.
9. Establishing Travel and Financial Goals – the title says it all.
10. Nepal-India Border Crossing – I flew Yeti Airlines to Nepal's eastern border and that was just the beginning of the adventurous trip to Darjeeling.
11. The Importance of Hooking Up Abroad – a guest post by Emily Callaghan on the cultural benefits of intimate relations abroad.

Is there a topic you'd like to see covered in 2010?  Please leave a comment and let us know!