- When do you leave?
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 Months - How much have you saved?
$40,000 for 2 - How old are you?
71 - Nationality
France - Where do you live now?
Paris, France - Occupation
Retired - 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?
Yes - What is the route you plan to take/places
you plan to visit?
India, Thailand, Burma, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Spain, and France. - Why did you decide to take this trip? What
got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
always been travelling for ab 50 yrs from china to afghanistan
ourbekistan etc… - What is your biggest fear about this
trip?
My and my wife’s ages. - Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc.,
supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the
world?
All think I am crazy to do it at 71. - How much planning and preparing have you
done?
Winged it a lot - What are you packing? What do you consider
your most indispensable item(s)?
Camcorder and prescription medicine. - 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?
Not at all. - If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings
about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it
be?
Will keep me young ( at mind ). - 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 expand their ideas and have a better understanding of this world. - What is the biggest myth that people have
about round-the-world traveling?
Cost and fear. My own fear; that no one understand my Frenchy English. - Why do you like to travel?
To see the world and meet people. - What is your advice for people planning
their own RTW trip?
It is easier than you think and people are more friendly than you expect.
September 2003