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Stewart Fuller - Around-the-World Traveler

  1. When do you leave?
    November 2003

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

  3. How much have you saved?
    £12,000

  4. How old are you?
    30

  5. Nationality
    England

  6. Where do you live now?
    Cambridge, England

  7. Occupation
    Registered Nurse

  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?
    India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, NZ, Fiji, Raratonga, USA

  11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    Wanted this for years. To open my eyes to things I haven't thought about etc... Influenced by my grandad's war experiences.

  12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    Something happening to loved ones whilst away.

  13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
    Everyone is cool without exception, well that's what they say.

  14. How much planning and preparing have you done?
    To the Nth Degree

  15. What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
    Books, toiletroll, First aid kit.

  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 wish I knew. Whether I come home changed the same or don't come home at all I have to do it anyway.

  17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
    Excited, nervous, proud.

  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?
    To immerse in other cultures and to find out capabilities in different circumstances.

  19. What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
    MALARIA!!!! Can't get a good piece of balenced advice anywhere.

  20. What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
    Have fun!! The preparation has to be the worst bit.

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