While this is not a BuildDiary, it is a great website on how to backpack around the world, with suggestions on what to expect, places to go, how to plan and so on. This would a be a great website to hit when you are building your boat to go around the world. A lot of the techniques are simiar, I think. It also has some great packing ideas that would be useful for someone who was packing to go on a trip in their own airplane. I suggest browsing the list of countries. His brief but colorful descriptions can really help, expecially as he inserts comments about how easy it is for new backpackers to travel in various places. Philippines, here I come...