Proposed places to travel

Hi, to all. New member in travelblog...
Have decided to take some time off work and travel around the world. Tips/recomendations about places to visit will be really helpful at this period as I am just started planning where to go.

The period I am gona be travelling is June and July. The more places I will have the opportunitty to visit the better. Want to try and avoid very hot/wet places.

My first choice would be South America but I don't ANY Spanish at all (only English, Greek and some German). (I wonder wheter this would that be any problem. tips from previously travelers in S. America will be much appreciated)

I would like to avoid Europe (maybe North Europe can be an option)

Have you got any recomendations you would like to share ?

Thanx

Elias
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Hello Elias 😊

What about getting a Round the World ticket?

I travelled in South America but I do speak some Spanish. I have however travelled in many countries without speaking a word of the language there. I got by. English is a useful language to speak because there are usually people in most places who can speak at least some English. If you are going to be travelling for a long time you could take Spanish classes while you are in South America. I went to Spanish learning school for a week in an Indian village in Guatamala. It was very inexpensive. All students had their own teacher. I find sitting and studying boring so I used to take my teacher to cafes and walk around with her and ask her to help me talk with people.

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