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Author: Sean Keener

Rhodri Pearson – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    January 2005

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

  3. How much have you saved?
    £2000

  4. How old are you?
    25

  5. Nationality
    Wales

  6. Where do you live now?
    Wales

  7. Occupation
    Recycling officer

  8. 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.

  9. Have you traveled around the world before?
    No

  10. What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
    London – Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur – Sydney – Auckland – Los Angeles – Rio de Janerio – Cape Town – London

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    Lifelong ambition.

  12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    Running out of money.

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
    They are supportive but don’t want me to go away cos they will worry.

  14. How much planning and preparing have you done?
    Control Freak

  15. What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
    CD player, Guide books, Hair gel.

  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?
    Been away before and found that my mind was opened up, made me think differently about life.

  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?
    It gives you the chance to experience various cultures in a short space of time and also makes you stronger as a person and more independent.

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
    Everyone is going to get mugged and murdered.

  20. Why do you like to travel?
    I love my independence, I love meeting new people and hate where I currently live.

  21. What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
    Be organised and enjoy the preparation stages.