- When do you leave?
October 2003
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years
- How much have you saved?
CAN$5000.00
- How old are you?
31
- Nationality
Canada
- Where do you live now?
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Occupation
Retail Management
- Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
One more paycheck and I'm gone
- Have you traveled around the world before?
No
- What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Vancouver to New York to London to Madrid.. see Italy.. Greece.. Egypt(possibly).. Head to Thailand via Singapore.. Vietnam.. Off to Australia/New Zealand.. maybe a Pacific Island, Tonga.. and Home.. Need to pack up to move to Oz.
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
My boyfriend from Australia has the same ticket approx..and is in Canada ..I'm leaving with him!!
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Cash ... Work visas for Thailand/Austalia...Meeting the future husband's family!!
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Yes...You only live once ..and they love that I'm in love!!!
- 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)?
Minimal clothes...indispensible MY JOURNAL..and digital camera!!
- 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?
I'm leaving family friends my job (I've worked there for 13 years)..I think it will challenge me and make me a better person!! It will also make or break my relasionship with Murray which means it's worth it before we take the aisle walk.
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
If you're not sure where your life is heading it doesn't matter which fork in the road you take!!
- 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?
Be adventurous!!
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
It's impossible!! Mortgages ..Jobs..Bills..You can always find another home and another job!!
- Why do you like to travel?
I like the planning... the people.. the stories... the sights... the feeling... the having nothing except the basics..
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
I'll let you know when I get back!!