I may come into some money soon.  
If I do, I want to take a trip around the world: US to England, then Europe, down Africa to the Cape; then to India, SE Asia and China. Return via Peru and Central America.  Trip will not be luxurious.  Comfortable, some roughing it.  Trip will take six months.  Me?  I'm fit, easy on the eyes and lots of fun.

I want a provider to come along, for fun and companionship.  Of course I pay all expenses.  What's fair compensation to her, assuming I'm easy to get along with, give her plenty of time on her own if she wishes, treat her as an equal (e.g., in where we go, how we pace the trip), and the rest is equal.

I have a range in mind, but I'm curious to hear from both providers and hobbyists.

Think about the compatiblily issue.  You could end up wanting to pay her to go away after a few days if you don't have the right person.

Unfortunately, it is not so easy to tell how you will fare with a person until you spend some time with them.

I suggest that you do some long weekends with a few likely candidates and see how you fare.  Then take the one who turns out best and try a week with them.  If that works out, then you have a good chance of making it through six months without any homocidal behavior.

As for costs, it varies anywhere from a couple of grand to five grand a day, but with a six month period someone may cut you a deal.

The real expense is your time and the opportunity of a lifetime.

Use it wisely, and send us a postcard.

I'm assuming I do these things to ensure compatibility.  

Yes, it's the opportunity of a lifetime.  I'm curious how providers would see it.

there is a provider in LA that will spend a year with you for 2 mil Maybe 6 months for 1 mil? PM me if you want her name b/c she is delisted

MrFisher's counsel on this is right on point. Traveling for such an extended period of time with ANYONE can be a taxing enterprise- even someone you really like and get along with.

Food for thought--  Plan your trip with enough flexibility to make changes as you go. Many times I have found myself somewhere I absolutely loved but had boxed myself in and had to spend a small fortune to make changes in order to stay longer before continuing on. Likewise, you may think that exotic location X sounds like paradise, but upon arrival find it not to be what you had anticipated and rather than stay the 2 weeks you had planned, want to cut it short.

A corollary to the above applies to paid traveling companions. She may look good, sound good and suck you like no other but you may find that a fantasy girl is just that- and after spending a few days with the "real" girl behind provider mask, you may wish you'd stuck to the pay by the hour plan rather than the 6 month plan.

MrFisher's suggestion to "interview" potential candidates on shorter outings is a good one. And you may find more than one good match. You could  arrange your trip to be in say London over a certain 4-5 day period and fly her over for that portion of your trip. And then when you get to Paris, fly over someone else to be with you there. This allows you to enjoy companionship without the added headaches traveling with someone for long periods often brings.

Who knows, you may even meet someone new and interesting while traveling the globe and keeping your options flexible can allow for that possibility.

My experience is that pay for play is a lot of fun--- but best experienced hours at a time-- not months at a time...

 

I know about all the compatibility issues, guys.  I've spent extended periods of time w/ providers.  Assume that I "interview" her and that we spend a couple of weeks together first...that all of that stuff is out of the way...now the question is ... how much?

As for that de-listed provider in LA, if it's who I think it is, I managed to spend loads of time with her before she was famous.

I think your charm is fair compensation.

If I were you, I would carefully research the choices.  Maybe first decide on the type of girls you want in terms of activities (menu) and looks.  Thus making the TER search engine one lean, mean tool.  But the gal you want may not be here.

You would have probably have received a few PMs already, if you had a mail link in your post.  In that case, I would do like Lending Tree and get the providers to compete for your opportunity.  There are a lot of women that would love the opportunity to travel the world for free, without the "extra fee" or maybe just a little spending money along the way.  

I circumnavigated the world once, but I was not in the hobby then.  I've considered doing it again now that I am in the hobby, once I have the time.  You'll met women along the way, so consider some of the countries you are going to visit and what hitching a ride with you is worth to a native female.  Or trade up on the fly.  Or just be sure to bring a bi companion from here, at least.  You will be kicking yourself otherwise.

Don't be a fool and spend thousands a day or a million for a year, even if you have that kind of money.  The best women are not the most expensive ones.  The most expensive ones are the most expensive ones.  This is one gray market area were you don't necessarily get what you think you are paying for.  

Unless you can score the mythical, incestous, identical twins.  That's my new holy grail and I'm sticking to it.

from all the provider web sites that you have perused over time that the price can vary significantly.  I too have seen the 1-yr 2M offer.  I've seen one month offers from 10G to 25G.  Obviously it depends on the provider, her typical rate structure, her interests in doing this and what you are taking her away from in her personal and professional life during those 6-months.  

Best of luck to you. Indeed is does sound like a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Enjoy it...

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having said that!  why not do an alternative thingy... Pick up a gal in the US & go to Germany/France/Switzerland and or Spain... but when you arrive in London - the lovely Miss Carrie (of London) can accompany you and show you the sights!  I suspect that she would be a more exciting tour guide than any one there.... then take her with you!  to Australia... Where you pick up "she whose name we shan't mention (but it is Bond, emma bond!).  and then you let her show you australia and new Zealand... and then of course back to Hawaii... where you pick up someone else.... That way you have the benefit of a partial tour guide.... but you also get to meet some of the most intriguing gals on the web....

What would I pay for each?  In this instance I would suspect $20-25 K per plus flight back to home port.

Think that seems fair cause they will be gone for about 4 weeks or so.  Remember in this manner you could build in some "down time" for you as well.... Know that I am jealous... sounds wonderful and all the best whatever you decide.

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Since you are proposing a kind of "equal" relationship during the trip, then it stands to reason that you would be looking for someone who places an intrinsic value on the opportunity to travel and see the world in the same way you do.  Therefore in regards to price the person you choose would put some value on that opportunity which would be a trade off against the price.  It makes sense for both of you - you get someone who really wants to and enjoys to travel and understands all the issues around that and you get a rate that is more reasonable rather than a daily/weekly/monthly approach. $250,000 for someone young, fit and healthy and for whom life is still their oyster (maybe providing is just one string to their bow). On the other hand if it was me I would set up a few providers to meet you for a few weeks at a time, which could be flexible if one of them turns out to work out great on the road.

A bag of herseys kisses to a Fancy Chocolatiers shop. You are going to some of the best and most hobbyist friendly places on earth, personally i cant imagine taking a local along with me when i go to thailand or the phil let alone brazil etc.

Brazil - yes... some of the better looking and acting providers I have met are from Brazil... the others?  Well, me scared of the diseases there.... me very scared.... so me not partake... you use ultra thick condoms... wash hands, inside penis, legs arms, fingers, toes all body!

A debauchery trip with a pal would be less expensive and might be more fun.  I can't imagine being trapped with a woman I don't really know for that period of time.  In most countries you are visiting you can pick up someone to spend a week or more with you for peanuts.

You have a great opportunity, so please don't risk it by tying yourself down with one or two women.  If I had this opportunity, I would try for a different woman in each place, either taking them there for a week or so, or trying to meet a new friend when you arrive.  You can find great partners in all of East Asia (don't overlook Taiwan!), Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Australia and a few others.  The chase is part of the fun, so don't rule out spontaneity -- being tied down with someone could quickly become a bore.  The price of all this good advice is that you keep us posted along the way.  If you publish a book about your adventures, good and bad, funny and sad, transcendental and maudlin, I'd buy it.  Maybe you'd make enough in sales to do another trip, and so on.  Good luck!

Spending 24x7 with each other for 6 months straight requires a level of compatibility that you just can't determine in any interview  or screening process.

Not to mention that your pool of available women won't be that big either. You'll be asking a woman to be away from her friends, family, kids, home, responsibilities and her entire life for 6 months straight.  There just aren't many people that can do that.  

I'll be honest, this just has disaster written all over it.  Way too many things that can go wrong here that money simply can't compensate for.  

But to answer your question of "how much", i bet you'll need to pony up 6 figures to convince someone to do this.

Why not take 4-6 different girls instead? You might have a lot more fun with a bit of variety. I would figure on spending about 25k per month for a full fare. I would bet you could find ladies willing to break away for a month at a time much more easily than for 6 months. You could also get more bang for your buck by taking different girls to their fantasy destinations. I would also meet any girl before committing to anything. This takes some serious homework. Good luck

Couldn't agree more! Even regular boyfriend-girlfriend couples break up on trips like this one. And roughing it? There goes the fantasy. Plus you have to give her time off for her period, which, if you're roughing it, is no dream scene.

You can deal with all those little annoyances when it's your real life girlfriend and you really love her, but a paid provider? It all sounds like some kind of South Seas romance. I've been all over Asia. If you're staying at 5 star hotels, no problem. But anything less, and you're only willing to put up with it if you're an adventurous, hiking, camping type chick. I would never do it. I like Amanresorts. And that's when I'm with people I know. For a client, it would be really important to have access to all the conveniences. And it's not a honeymoon trip, it's a client. And six months with one client? No way.

Plus you also have to remember that some of us make lots of money on our home turf and can afford to take trips like this ourselves. And stay in great hotels and get pampered all the time. If we're gone six months, that's six months lost income. Unless you're prepared to come up with a hundred grand, but it doesn't sound like that's what you want to do. Why don't you find some girls along the way instead? There are always cute girl travelers from Australia, for example, in Asia who are roughing it and who would love to stay in a nice hotel for a few nights, smoke a few joints and have sex with you, unless you're really ugly or old. But then you can just get a Thai girl or a cute Filipina for next to nothing anyway. Sounds like that's what you should do.

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I've read a few of the previous answers and thought they were interesting...
Forgot Chile and Argentina...
6 months is a long time... Finding  someone  who could spend 6 months out of home is  another  history...
I'll  save myself the  explanantions, you are welcome to ask for details, though. I'll make  your life easy... I think that anything between 220.000 and 250.000  is a fair amount.
My sugestion though... is take someone who  will appreciate the trip as much as you do... someone  who like history and know the  value of knowlodge and culture. Is  she has  travel before might also be good...
If the your dream comes  true... Enjoy!
oh!... and  don't  forget  Chile while in South america...

I would offer the lady half of what she makes a year.  That way she comes out whole and if she values the travel ( and why would you take her if she didn't ) it would be a positive thing for her as well as you...  So much depends on the compatibility though...  approach carefully.