- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months - How much have you saved?
US 5000 - How old are you?
22 - Nationality
USA - Where do you live now?
Paris, France - Occupation
ESL teacher - Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
One more paycheck and I’m gone - Have you traveled around the world
before?
No - What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Paris - Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I have the travel bug. - What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Running out of money and missing key places. - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Yes. - 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)?
Packing light. Indispensable item is an open mind (and addresses of contacts). - 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?
We will have to wait and see. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Anticipation - 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?
A vacation is a vacation built into a tourist enclave that permits for a taste of a culture/country… a RTW trip is an experience. - What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
That they cannot do it. - Why do you like to travel?
I like to travel because there is so much to experience and explore in this world; It is a learning experience. - What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Pack lightly, be good spirited, but keep your wits about you.
November 2004