Sian Harris - 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?
June 2003
6-12 Months
Still saving – should be about £5000
24
England
Gloucester, England
Boring Job!
One more paycheck and I'm gone
No
Fly to Calgary - travel overland to Vancouver seeing the National Parks (Banff, Jasper) and the Rockies. On to LA - to travel around California & Las Vegas, Grand Canyon - Yosemite, San Fran etc. Then a couple of weeks in Samoa. On to New Zealand, then to OZ - hopefully working in OZ, and finally on to Vietnam!
I met up with some friends in Singapore in August 2001. They were on the last leg of their rtwt - and I wished I had gone with them. Had a fantastic time travelling overland through Malaysia and up to Bangkok. Decided shortly after that to go for it!
Feeling totally alone, as I am going on my own.
Everyone is very supportive; most people comment on how brave I am for going and that they couldn't do it - but would love to!
Just Enough
Haven't decided what to pack yet; toying with the idea of not taking many clothes, as they are heavy! There isn't much that is indispensable. A camera? The tickets, my passport! Most things can be replaced.
I hope it will give me the confidence to do anything I want to, and a major sense of achievement.
Really excited and also nervous.
A round-the-world trip is a real adventure. You are not tied to anyone or anything. You pick and choose where to be and how long to be there; it's a very liberating feeling.
Ask me when I've done it!
I love seeing new places, being around different people and I hate the idea of living a sheltered life in the comfort of familiarity!
Think positive and have faith in yourself. If I can do it anyone can!!
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