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Mark Farthing – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    September 2004

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

  3. How much have you saved?
    Not Enough

  4. How old are you?
    27

  5. Nationality
    England

  6. Where do you live now?
    Brighton, England

  7. Occupation
    Surveyor

  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?
    India – Thailand – Vietnam – Cambodia _ Malaysia – Indonisia – Oz (then see what happens as I have a working visa)

  11. 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.

  12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    Losing my passport!

  13. 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!

  14. How much planning and preparing have you done?
    Winged it a lot

  15. What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
    As little as possible.

  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 dunno? Maybe I’ll have seen a bit more.

  17. 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!

  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?

    Each to their own. But if it’s something you really want to do, you have to make it happen.

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
    That I’ll come back with dreads (I’m going bald).

  20. Why do you like to travel?
    Freedom. Escape from the rat race and see the world.

  21. 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.