- When do you leave?
November 2005
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 Months
- How much have you saved?
30000
- How old are you?
61
- Nationality
Ireland
- Where do you live now?
limerick, Ireland
- Occupation
tour guide
- Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
I'll come back if they'll have me
- Have you traveled around the world before?
Yes
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
flexible
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
i have walked the length and breath of ireland, crewed yacht in west indies, and want to see more of our world.
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
not sure, maybe illness
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
think i'm crazy, but used to me doing crazy things
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Winged it a lot
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
did not get this far yet
- 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?
give me a better view of my fellow earth inhabitants and make me a more rounded and understanding person.
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
lets go and see the world
- 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?
insationable curiosthy in their brothers and sisters world wide
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
that every day is great
- Why do you like to travel?
to learn about different cultures, see different places, experiences different foods etc.,
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
dont have any