You'll need backup s/w that supports the NDMP protocol. I don't Windows backup or Veritas backup exec does that. Bakbone's Netvault will do the job and, compared with some offerings, will save enough for that round-the-world trip.
If you want to serve data files only and your LAN is up to it, go for the NAS, it will be cheaper and easier to manage. If you are looking to support block based applications such as RDBS or exchange, and/or need performance then maybe a SAN is what you want (though a Netapps NAS will...
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