- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months - How much have you saved?
so far £2,500 - How old are you?
25 - Nationality
Wales - Where do you live now?
Cardiff, Wales - Occupation
Civil Servant (ha ha). - Is this job one that you actually like, or
are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
I’ll come back if they’ll have me. - Have you traveled around the world
before?
No - What is the route you plan to take/places
you plan to visit?
London – Bangkok – (Vietnam/Cambodia) – Australia – NZ – Chile – (Argentina) – Peru – USA and
finish off in Canada (with my sis). - Why did you decide to take this trip? What
got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
A very bad case of the travel bug… love visiting new places and meeting
new people and need see to the world. - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
world?
My family are worried but know that it will make no difference. Very
supportive though. Most of my friends are also travelling or are going. My
co-workers don’t know yet…oops! - How much planning and preparing have you
done?
Just Enough - What are you packing? What do you consider
your most indispensable item(s)?
Socks, pants and knife. The rest I guess you can get cheap in SE Asia. Also
my tent probably…despite the fact I won’t need it till S. America. - 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?
thats the exciting thing..i dont know how it will change me thats the draw.
I await the effect vastly different cultures will effect me…books can
only do so much. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings
about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
be?
It’s been a long time coming. - 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?
Maybe then they may open their eyes, walk somewhere, read something,
travel away from the swimming pool of an all-inclusive hotel and sample
someone else’s life. - What is the biggest myth that people have
about round-the-world traveling?
Everyone will rob you and that you need money to have a good time. - Why do you like to travel?
The butterflies of the initial landing in a new place not knowing where
you are or where to go and then finding that first nice hostel. - What is your advice for people planning
their own RTW trip?
Shouldn’t really advise as I haven’t done it myself yet, but just to enjoy
the experience.
January 2004