Portia Bond – Around-the-World Traveler

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  • 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