- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months - How much have you saved?
15K - How old are you?
42 - Nationality
Canada - Where do you live now?
Ontario, Canada - Occupation
Entrepreneur - 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?
Don’t have a route – but I know where I want to travel to- japan (2nd visit) - Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
My business is tea and I am eager to learn how other cultures embrace their unique individual style of tea ceremonies. - What is your biggest fear about this trip?
regions with war and other civil conflict - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
somewhat supportive - How much planning and preparing have you done?
To the Nth Degree - What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
not sure yet as it depends on my route. still poring over packing lists from other traveler’s websites. - 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?
travel always changes people. perspectives and interactions between cultures has always fascinated me. Objectivity is also important. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
no comment - 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?
one or two-week vacation is such an antique way of traveling esp from a north american perspective. stay home and renovate your house instead. being herded off on tour busses or shut inside resorts, what can one possibly learn from that except aggravation. - What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
no comment - Why do you like to travel?
sensory experience
knowledge and understanding
learning bits of new languages - What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
read read read
ask lots of questions
research
Oct-06