- When do you leave?
May 2005
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 Months
- How much have you saved?
Enough
- How old are you?
32
- Nationality
Australia
- Where do you live now?
Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Occupation
Manager
- 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 clear on the route. COnuntries I am planning to visit are: Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I haev many friends around the globe and want to go visit them and travel with them
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Working out the logistics and keeping to my budget. Getting tired of living out of a suitcase!
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
They are ok with this
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
Jeans, washable clothes, personal belongings....and stuff that I think is important for me (which can include the kitchen sink)
- 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?
Its an adventure. And I want to really see if the freinds who invite me are truly friends indeed!
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Adventure
- 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?
Why not? The world is an oyster....
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
Not sure there were any myths!
- Why do you like to travel?
meeting people, new places, new food, new adventures
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Plan