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Author: Sean Keener

M – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    September 2003

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

  3. How much have you saved?
    $33,000 US

  4. How old are you?
    31

  5. Nationality
    USA

  6. Where do you live now?
    New Hampshire, USA

  7. Occupation
    Accounting

  8. Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
    It’s my career

  9. Have you traveled around the world before?
    No

  10. What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
    Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Mongolia, India, Madagascar, East Africa, Egypt (maybe), few places in Europe, Caribbean

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    I’ve have traveled to many places but the longest I have been away is 5 weeks at one time. I just want to experience life away from the 9-5 job. I have always loved meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. I’m finally just saying the heck with work, live life!

  12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    Running out of money.

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
    Absolutely, they are envious of my decision and sense of adventure. My friends want to come “visit” me along the way! Some ask why I am going and I just say “Why not” then I hear… “That is great… Go for it!”

  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)?
    Have no idea yet! Indispensable item: sleep sack. I’ve slept in some nasty places in the past, so this is a must-have for me!

  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?
    I’m hoping to gain insight about myself and what makes me tick.

  17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
    “Wanderlust is not meant to be understood but to be experienced.”

  18. 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?
    One- or two-week trips just feel like a weekend to me now. The only way to learn about other cultures and people is to experience it over a long period of time.

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
    That it is too dangerous for a woman to travel alone.

  20. Why do you like to travel?
    Experiences, people, sights, adventures that you would never experience in your own backyard… everything!

  21. What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
    Save your money and go. Work will always be in our life, so why not experience something fun!