- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years - How much have you saved?
30,000 - How old are you?
28 - Nationality
USA - Where do you live now?
San Diego, USA - Occupation
Industrial Engineer - 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?
Yes - What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
South America, Europe, Western Asia, Eastern Asia, Australia. - Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Improve my physical and spiritual self. I guess mental self as well. - What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Leaving the “american dream” - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Yes and no. Some worry I won’t have a job to come back to while others wish they could come a long. - 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)?
Haven’t started 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?
It may provide guidance in my career choice. Presently I’m a bit lost and have only followed exactly what I was “suppose” to do. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Bring it on. - 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 experience the culture of the people rather than the excitement and relaxation of the resort. To remove oneself from their comfort zone and test their boundaries. - What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
Its too costly both on a career level and a monetary level. - Why do you like to travel?
Expand my understanding of the worl we live in. - What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Take a friend.
December 2006