- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years - How much have you saved?
Not Enough - How old are you?
27 - Nationality
England - Where do you live now?
Brighton, England - Occupation
Surveyor - Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
It’s my career - Have you traveled around the world before?
No - What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
India – Thailand – Vietnam – Cambodia _ Malaysia – Indonisia – Oz (then see what happens as I have a working visa) - Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Been to India a couple of times… really want to go back and spend alot of time really getting to see the place. Always wanted to travel really but only now do I have the opportunity. - What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Losing my passport! - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
world?
Yeah… they can’t wait to see the back of me! - How much planning and preparing have you done?
Winged it a lot - What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
As little as possible. - 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 dunno? Maybe I’ll have seen a bit more. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
be?
Bring it on! - 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?
Each to their own. But if it’s something you really want to do, you have to make it happen. - What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
That I’ll come back with dreads (I’m going bald). - Why do you like to travel?
Freedom. Escape from the rat race and see the world. - What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Keep the plans pretty flexible. You never know who you’ll meet and where you’ll end up.
September 2004