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- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
- How much have you saved?
- How old are you?
- Nationality
- Where do you live now?
- Occupation
- Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
- Have you traveled around the world before?
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
- How do you think your round-the-world trip will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as a person?
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
- Why do you think people should go on round-the-world trips? Why not just take a regular old one- or two-week vacation instead?
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
- Why do you like to travel?
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
July 2004
1-2 Years
$10-12K
24
USA
Oxford, Ohio, USA
Director, Leadership Development
I'll come back if they'll have me
No
I plan to go west to east, with stops in New Zealand, Australia and
Thailand for sure. The rest depends on spur of the moment decision
making, money and resources.
I've been traveling the US for about 3 years now with my current
occupation. Although it's great, I don't have much time to explore the
scenery in the places I visit. About two years ago, my brother and I
started taking international trips for NYE, starting with Toronto,
Ontario, CND, then London, England, and this past year, Western Europe
(Berlin, Germany for NYE). The bug has grown and grown, at the same time,
my knowledge of who I am and what I really want from this world has yet
to become clear. I haven't taken time to figure out alot of things about
myself and my life. In great conversations with great friends I've talked
passionately about my desire, but only recently realized the possibility
of such an adventure!
Running out of money too soon or not getting a job when necessary!
Family is very supportive. Most of my true friends are as well. My
co-workers are a good number of my friends and it is in many of them that
I fear the rejection. So, as of now, I haven't shared this with any of
them. I plan on telling my boss (also a friend) and letting him know so
we can begin succession planning for my position. I will "drop the RTW
bomb" on the rest after the 1st of the year.
Just Enough
Bare minimum in clothing. I will take a sleeping bag and one person tent,
hygiene and first aid items as well as a journal, a camera and film.
I hope it allows me to understand myself so that I can better understand
the world.
"Habit rules the unreflecting herd."
-William Wordsworth
The world is your classroom and life is the time you've got until your
dismissed.
Vacations are for people who merely want to escape reality, only to
return to their preexisting comfort zones. RTW's are for people who want
to make the world their reality, expand their comfort zones and broaden
their horizons.
That's it's impossible. Live modestly, save some cash, quit your job and
go. Life, work, stress -- it'll all be waiting for you when you get back.
What DON'T you like to travel would be a more difficult question. New
sights, sounds, people, perspectives, stories, experiences, adventures,
lessons learned, lessons taughts, opportunties, etc..
Plan now! I'm about 10 months out and I KNOW I have so much to do!
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