If you’ve got 6 months to travel, chances are you’ll be thinking about a Round the World trip (and fending off the jealousy of your friends).

But it’s not as simple as jumping on a plane. There’s an art to the Round the World trip — or RTW travel to those in the know — and Thorn Tree is chock-full of great advice. Here are some great tips from Lonely Planet members:

Stay longer in fewer places (unless you’re on The Amazing Race): Time and again, the Lonely Planet forum implores travellers not to succumb to the temptation of trying to see too much: ‘Please please please, in that amount of time (6 months), just pick 4 countries and explore each one thoroughly. Your experience will be infinitely richer as a result, you will enjoy your trip more and you will have a much better trip!’ – mikehuxley