Andrew Woods
Round-the-World Traveler Round the World Travel GuideYour One-stop Source to Plan & Book Around-the-World Trips
Andrew falls out of a plane, er, goes skydiving in New Zealand.
September 2000-July 2001
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England
Portsmouth, England
Not at all – already had plans and stuck to them when I got back.
South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru.
Needed time away from UK and familiar surroundings/people. Had never done any budget travel previously.
Met loads of people, but none compared to the mates I went away with.
Control Freak
Decent outdoor trainers
Ended up ditching lots of clothes – could have taken less as it's easy to pick up items to suit the climate wherever you are. Also, you can get second-hand guidebooks everywhere to save carrying them too far.
Got me back to the "old" me...
Unforgettable and life-changing.
Not soon – married now with first child on the way.
RTW trip means living the experience rather than holidaying, if that's what you want.
Make the most of your life.
That it's hard...
Removes all the surplus bits of life for a while.
Be realistic about money/working in your planning, leave your travel as open to change as possible, and get on with it.
