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Dave Gosbjorn – Round-the-World Traveler

  • When do you leave?

August 2006

  • How long do you plan to be away?

I Ain't Never Comin' Back

  • How much have you saved?

4000

  • How old are you?

24

  • Nationality

Canada

  • Where do you live now?

powell river, bc, Canada

  • Occupation

Cook

  • 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?

Austraila asia europe africa scandinavia south america

  • Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?

I want to see the world

  • What is your biggest fear about this trip?

losing my stuff

  • Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?

supportive all around

  • How much planning and preparing have you done?

Planning is for tourists

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

camera, laptop, clothes, ID, medication

  • 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 beleive it will totally change my outlook on life.

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

those people that know where they are going in life, never get the chance to end up somewhere else

  • 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?

you get a chance to experience things that short-trip travelers would only dream of.

  • Why do you like to travel?

the experiences

  • What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?

just make up your mind and go for it