Surykant Ranganath Kulkarni - Round-the-World Traveler

When do you leave?
September 2005

How long do you plan to be away?
A Few Weeks

How much have you saved?
$6000

How old are you?
56

Nationality
India

Where do you live now?
, India

Occupation
Retired

Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
It's my career

Have you traveled around the world before?
No

What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Mumbai-Zurich-Paris-London-Washington(D.C.)-Newyork-Buffalow-Sanfransisco-Los Angel-Tokyo-Mumbai(India).

Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Traveling is my hobby.I have seen India.Kailas Mansarovar Yatra in 1992.Now Wanted to complete Pruthvi(Earth)Parikrama clokwise.Intersted in scientific development of these contries.I want to enjoy speed.I belive in God & Science.Work is worship.Quality is the way of life. After sucsesfull RTW I will prepair slid-show and encorage people to travel

What is your biggest fear about this trip?
VISA.I am not frequent traveler, nobody is in forgen.How to arrang VISA of U.K.,U.S.A. etc.

Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
They all encorage me.But all worried about VISA.

How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough

What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
VISA

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?
It is my hobby to learn and distribute the knowldge to others.So far I have performed many slid show on what I have seen.The World is great.The knowldge which I will get can be distributed to others.

If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
WORLD IS THE REAL TEACHER

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?
By reading books,observing VCD,web site one can increase knowledge,but he will not experience the real life on this globe.He will came to know there are many good things are on this earth.

What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
In hindu religion people belive that if anybody have walked around the Black Cow or his mother his RTW is said to be complete.

Why do you like to travel?
To keep Doctor away.(i.e.healthy life) To grasp knowldge,and distribute. To know ourself. Be friend of all.

What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Travel by own,learn many things,take gidence from BootsnAll.com and after RTW gide others.

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