Linh Altork - Around-the-World Traveler
Round-the-World Traveler
October 2004
1-2 Years
Not much
33
USA
North Carolina, USA
Dot com victim
One more paycheck and I'm gone.
No
Southeast Asia - Australia - India - Turkey - Europe - Russia - Transcontinental to China - side trips to islands.
As youthful as I wish I'd stay, I know my eggs are expiring and I need to get the wanderlust out of my system before we settle down and have kids. My original plan was to visit a foreign country every year til I die, but then the thought of dragging little kiddies along everywhere made that seem less appealing. So I'm doing it in one fell swoop. As important is that I love different cultures and languages. I want to experience the interaction of societies around the world because people are such fascinating creatures.
That I'll run out of money because I'm horrible with finances. That I'll fork over my money to every little doe-eyed child I meet, especially in third world countries.
Yes! Except my parents, who live in constant fear that I'll be blown up by terrorists. Wanderlust runs in my family.
Winged it a lot
A couple of outfits and stuff here and there. I'm only packing a daypack and keeping it below 20 pounds, including our tent and sleeping bags, because we plan on alot of wilderness hiking where possible.
I'm a very patient person except when I'm behind the wheel of a car and then my evil twin takes over. I'm hoping to understand people and have patience and appreciate everyone for how they are. AFter all, slow drivers in the passing lane couldn't be slower than a camel caravan, I'm sure.
I'm about to pee my pants because I'm itching to go so bad.
I love the US, but man, people stay in their comfort zones and never experience anything outside of their own microcosm. I personally know people who've never left their city, much less their state. They have no interest in anything but what they know, which is a sad existence in my humble opinion. There's just so much to see and not enough lifetime to see it. Sometimes the one-two week vacation can fall by the wayside when other commitments come up.
That the only way around is by air.
I'm fascinated by people different, yet so similar to me. I checked out a book from the library once on all the natural wonders of the world. The thought of all the different landscapes around the world amazes me and I can't wait to see them!
Read other people's experiences, take the sum of all their hints and tips, divide by 100 and you got yourself a formula! Keep peoples' advice in the back of your mind so you're aware, but don't let the anxiety about all the things that could go wrong ruin your trip before it's started. And if you could keep your mind open to all possibilities, then you can't be disappointed.
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