Oscar Whitbread's Trip at a Glance
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| Departure Year | 2004 |
| Duration | 6-12 Months |
| Route | Multiple destinations |
| Budget | so far £2,500 (~$6,375 in 2026 dollars) |
| Age at Departure | 25 |
| Occupation | Civil Servant (ha ha). |
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?
January 2004How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 MonthsHow much have you saved?
so far £2,500How old are you?
25Nationality
WalesWhere do you live now?
Cardiff, WalesOccupation
Civil Servant (ha ha).Is 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 me.Have you traveled around the world
before?
NoWhat is the route you plan to take/places
you plan to visit?
London – Bangkok – (Vietnam/Cambodia) – Australia – NZ – Chile – (Argentina) – Peru – USA and
finish off in Canada (with my sis).Why did you decide to take this trip? What
got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
A very bad case of the travel bug… love visiting new places and meeting
new people and need see to the world.Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
world?
My family are worried but know that it will make no difference. Very
supportive though. Most of my friends are also travelling or are going. My
co-workers don’t know yet…oops!How much planning and preparing have you
done?
Just EnoughWhat are you packing? What do you consider
your most indispensable item(s)?
Socks, pants and knife. The rest I guess you can get cheap in SE Asia. Also
my tent probably…despite the fact I won’t need it till S. America.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?
thats the exciting thing..i dont know how it will change me thats the draw.
I await the effect vastly different cultures will effect me…books can
only do so much.If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings
about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
be?
It’s been a long time coming.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?
Maybe then they may open their eyes, walk somewhere, read something,
travel away from th
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.