There are more than a few resources when it comes to planning a trip around the world. Most of those resources, though, are geared towards individual travelers, or maybe couples. It’s not considered the norm to pack up the whole family and and start traveling. Russell and Carla Fisher did just that, however, taking their two daughters on a year-long trip around the world, trekking across Europe, Asia and Australia. When they got home, the Fishers wrote WorldTrek: A Family Odyssey as both a record of their own adventures and a guide for those families wanting an adventure of their own.

The book is set up in a very easy to read format: it chronicles the adventures of the Fisher family chronologically, country by country. At the end of the book are appendices to help plan a round-the-world trip of your own. The real value of the book, though, is in the experiences the Fishers had. Do you know how you would react if you paid a local travel agent to arrange your itinerary and wound up with no tickets or vouchers for your money? Or what you would decide to do if some sort of unrest popped up along your itinerary? Or if you cracked a crown in Thailand?

With a little adaptability, the Fishers traveled for 376 days, homeschooling their daughters and generally taking the trip of a lifetime along the way. While their daughters had some typical concerns about the whole idea — what thirteen-year-old really wants to leave her school and friends behind? — but you can tell from the evolving descriptions of their travels, that they quickly came to enjoy travel and were quite enthusiastic about the whole idea.

Now, it is worth noting that the Fishers didn’t actually take a location-independent approach to their trip. They used savings to pay for the trip and relied on careful budgeting to make sure they made their way over 50,000 miles. When their year of traveling ended, the Fishers went home and to Texas and generally went back to living a more stationary lifestyle. WorldTrek: A Family Odyssey‘s value is focused more on the changes and adjustments a family has to make in order to travel together, especially when certain family members are only barely teenagers.

More information about WorldTrek: A Family Odyssey is available through the Fishers’ website, WorldTrek Online.

I’m also offering up a copy of WorldTrek: A Family Odyssey here. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling us where you would go if you could start a round-the-world trip right now before the end of the day Sunday. I’ll randomly select a winner on Monday (July 27). I will pay shipping within the U.S. — if you win and live outside the U.S., I’ll ask you to cover the difference.