Chris Carfi pointed me to a site by New Zealander C. Patrick Carrol that documents his trip around the world in 2001.   Though it was before the days of blogs, he kept a journal and has lots of photos on his site.  I can get lost in sites like this, lost in a good way. Patrick is another person from which we can learn.  If you know of other round-the-world-trip sites, please let us know...