freakwentflyer101 – Around-the-World Traveler

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freakwentflyer101's Trip at a Glance

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| Departure Year | 2003 |

| Duration | 6-12 Months |

| Route | Multiple destinations |

| Budget | £10,000 (~$25,500 in 2026 dollars) |

| Age at Departure | 30 |

| Occupation | IT consultant/bitch |

Route

Round-the-world journey.

2026 note: Route information from early 2000s travel planning; current conditions may differ significantly.

In Their Words

When do you leave?

November 2003How long do you plan to be away?

6-12 MonthsHow much have you saved?

£10,000How old are you?

30Nationality

EnglandWhere do you live now?

Birmingham, EnglandOccupation

IT consultant/bitchIs 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 meHave you traveled around the world

before?

NoWhat is the route you plan to take/places

you plan to visit?

Brazil – Peru – Bolivia – Argentina – Chile – Easter Island – Tahiti –

New Zealand – Australia – Singapore – Hong Kong – India – Somewhere dark.Why did you decide to take this trip? What

got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?

Girlfriend dumped me, job is going nowhere fast and living in Birmingham

is like being on a slippery slope to Crap-s-ville. Also reading stories on BootsnAll.com, helped to inspire so much

wanderlust, I just had to go.What is your biggest fear about this

trip?

Running out of money.

or

being dragged from a car kicking and screaming while being pistol whipped

by the local policia. Oh and running outta suncream….Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,

supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the

world?

Family and friends can’t wait to get rid of me, so they have been

surprisingly supportive.How much planning and preparing have you

done?

Winged it a lotWhat are you packing? What do you consider

your most indispensable item(s)?

I was thinking about taking my crotch-less gimp suit… My humour….;-)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?

Haven’t a clue? Broaden my horizons, make me into a more well-rounded

person? Improve my sexual prowess…I really don’t have a clue.If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings

about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it

be?

Fly sun eat drink smoke sex smoke.Why do you think people should go on

round-the-world trips? Why not just take a

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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.