- When do you leave?
October 2005
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 Months
- How much have you saved?
$1000
- How old are you?
24
- Nationality
USA
- Where do you live now?
Portland, ME, USA
- Occupation
Server/Student
- 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?
No
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Los Angeles-Honolulu-Figi...the most basic/cheapest!
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
To grow and learn as a person and see the world that I live in. I also love meeting new people to teach me new ideas and different views.
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Being held back due to lack of money. How much should I bring? I figure a lot.
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Yes, they are very supportive. They love the idea.
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
I am taking advice currently on what to pack...mostly from this website.
- 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?
In a most positive way. I guess it is a major learning experience, which is exactly what I am after.
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
I am completely stressed, excited, anxious, and totally nervous.
- 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 see as much of the world as they can while they can before we die.
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
I am not sure. I don't know anyone personally who has done it.
- Why do you like to travel?
The learning and broading of my horizons...as cheesey as that sounds.
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
I'll have to wait to see...but so far make sure to save your money.