Jason Rogers is a Canada teacher embarking on a round-the-world journey.
The Snapshot
- **Departure:** 2003
- **Duration:** 1-2 years
- **Age:** 26
- **Budget:** Custom budget (2026 equivalent)
- **Nationality:** Canada
- **Occupation:** Teacher
The Route
Calgary - Toronto - Amsterdam (overland Europe & Egypt) - Istanbul - Bankok (overland SE Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Singapore - Sydney (overland throughout Australia) - New Zealand - Fiji - Calgary
Regions: Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania
2026 Note: Travel conditions, visa requirements, and costs have evolved significantly since this profile was originally recorded.
In Their Words
Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip? It’s my career
Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go? We decided to take this trip at about the same moment we had an impluse to buy our first house. It all happened in a blur that was surrounded by books and maps. My girlfriend and I both were reading travel books (One Year OffandIn a Sunburned Country) when we decided to put our home savings into an adventure like this.
What is your biggest fear about this trip? Running short on money or becoming sick.
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 am looking forward to a lot of growth. Spiritually and mentally, I’m looking forward to the change that this trip offers.
If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be? “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” (Mark Twain)
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? I think people should take the trips that they dream of. If their dream is to take a two-week all-inclusive, all the more power to them.
2026 Context
- This profile was recorded before departure. Many travelers never return home quite the same.
- This journey is now 23 years in the past. The world has changed significantly.
- Exchange rates and travel costs have shifted considerably since the original planning date.