- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years - How much have you saved?
A$50,000 - How old are you?
38 - Nationality
Australia - Where do you live now?
Sydney, Australia - Occupation
Web guru - 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?
Not fixed but very likely to be either:
– China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and then Europe or
– Parts of Africa and Europe - Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Desperately needed sabbatical. - What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Nothing - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Don’t care what they think. - 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)?
Just absolute basics. Indispensable is the camera. - 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 think it will make me braver, more inquisitive and adventurous. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
It must be done. - 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?
It’s a commitment to an experience. It’s being outside one’s comfort zone. It’s about discovery and living life. A one or two week vacation is easy and predictable and it serves a different purpose. - What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
Not sure. - Why do you like to travel?
Sense of adventure, discovery of new things, beauty of the world, reason to live. - What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Have fun!
January 2007