Melanie Rae - Around-the-World Traveler
- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
- How much have you saved?
- How old are you?
- Nationality
- Where do you live now?
- Occupation
- Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
- Have you traveled around the world before?
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
- 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 you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
- 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?
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
- Why do you like to travel?
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
December 2002
1-2 Years
£10000
34
England
Scarborough, England
Navigator
One more paycheck and I'm gone
No
Moscow/St Petersburg, Trans-Mongolian Train to Beijing, teaching in Chang Chun for 6 weeks, overland into Tibet then Nepal, trekking in Annapurna region, India, after that who knows
Talked about doing something like this for the past 15 years, though it's about time I got round to doing it.
Feeling lonely
Yes, very.
Just Enough
I plan to pack as light as possible but will definitely take my sleeping bag, head torch, camera and walkman.
Not sure, but hopefully any changes will be for the better.
Can't wait!
If you really want to experience a country, instead of just scratching the surface, you need to spend more than a couple of weeks there.
Everyone is doing it.
To meet new people, see new places and have new experiences.
Save a bit of money and just do it.
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