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Sandra Nisbet – Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    October 2003

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

  3. How much have you saved?
    CAN$5000.00

  4. How old are you?
    31

  5. Nationality
    Canada

  6. Where do you live now?
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada

  7. Occupation
    Retail Management

  8. 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

  9. Have you traveled around the world
    before?
    No

  10. What is the route you plan to take/places
    you plan to visit?
    Vancouver to New York to London to Madrid.. see Italy.. Greece.. Egypt(possibly).. Head to Thailand via
    Singapore.. Vietnam.. Off to Australia/New Zealand.. maybe a Pacific Island, Tonga.. and Home.. Need to pack up to move to Oz.

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What
    got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    My boyfriend from Australia has the same ticket approx..and is in Canada
    ..I’m leaving with him!!

  12. What is your biggest fear about this
    trip?
    Cash … Work visas for Thailand/Austalia…Meeting the future husband’s
    family!!

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
    supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
    world?
    Yes…You only live once ..and they love that I’m in love!!!

  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)?
    Minimal clothes…indispensible MY JOURNAL..and digital camera!!

  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’m leaving family friends my job (I’ve worked there for 13 years)..I
    think it will challenge me and make me a better person!! It will also
    make or break my relasionship with Murray which means it’s worth it
    before we take the aisle walk.

  17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings
    about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
    be?
    If you’re not sure where your life is heading it doesn’t matter which
    fork in the road you take!!

  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?
    Be adventurous!!

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have
    about round-the-world traveling?
    It’s impossible!! Mortgages ..Jobs..Bills..You can always find another
    home and another job!!

  20. Why do you like to travel?
    I like the planning… the people.. the stories… the sights… the
    feeling… the having nothing except the basics..

  21. What is your advice for people planning
    their own RTW trip?
    I’ll let you know when I get back!!