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Author: Sean Keener

Lara Angelina Blake – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    December 2003

  2. How long do you plan to be away?
    1-2 Years

  3. How much have you saved?
    $5,000

  4. How old are you?
    20

  5. Nationality
    USA

  6. Where do you live now?
    Virginia, USA

  7. Occupation
    Retail *Shivers*

  8. Is this job one that you actually like, or
    are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
    One more paycheck and I’m gone

  9. Have you traveled around the world
    before?
    No

  10. What is the route you plan to take/places
    you plan to visit?
    UK, Ireland, Wing my way through the rest of Western Europe, Turkey,
    Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China (east), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia,
    Vietnam, China (west), Japan.

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What
    got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    It was something I’ve always wanted to do since I was young. Not sure
    why, exactly. I guess I’ve always just loved adventure.

    Plus I figured I might as well do it now before the government catches up
    with me. Err, I mean, umm…

  12. What is your biggest fear about this
    trip?
    Probably having the journey cut short.

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
    supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
    world?
    For the most part they’re supportive. I have a couple of friends who
    still don’t believe I’ll go through with it.

    Mom’s worried sick, though that just makes her a good Mom, I s’pose.

  14. How much planning and preparing have you
    done?
    Just Enough

  15. What are you packing? What do you consider
    your most indispensable item(s)?
    A change of clothes, some hygienic stuff, a journal, tent, sleeping bag,
    bit of reading material. I’m surprised I fit it all in a medium sized
    backpack with room to spare.

    Most indispensable item? A sarong, of course.

    And duct tape’s a close second.

  16. 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 I knew that now than I’d lose half the fun of travelling.

  17. What is the biggest myth that people have
    about round-the-world traveling?
    I’ve been told that it’s not nearly as expensive as most people seem to think.

  18. What is your advice for people planning
    their own RTW trip?
    Consider bringing a Sarong. And duct tape – lots of duct tape.

    Emergency money always comes in handy as for, well, emergencies.