- When do you leave?
February 2004
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 Months
- How much have you saved?
$20,000 CDN
- How old are you?
50
- Nationality
Canada
- Where do you live now?
Toronto, Canada
- Occupation
Education/Government
- 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?
No
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Not really "around the world"...but Toronto to Vancouver to Singapore...then Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam...then the South Pacific, back home.
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
We simply love to travel!
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
No real worries...we can't wait to get going. "The trail is the thing!"
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Our friends and family think it is hugely exciting.
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
Oh, we'll pack light...we are "old" and are not willing to carry much. Indispensable? Only required documentation.
- 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?
Likely just want us to travel more!
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Awesome!
- 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 explore and to learn...to be real travellers instead of only tourists.
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
That it is one big "vacation" . Vacations are for tourists... travelling is a way to appreciate all another culture has to offer!
- Why do you like to travel?
Same as above. We are very curious and love to learn.
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Have a blast! And remember that if you travel too quickly, you miss all it is that you are travelling for. "The trail is the thing."