- When do you leave?
November 2003
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years
- How much have you saved?
£12,000
- How old are you?
30
- Nationality
England
- Where do you live now?
Cambridge, England
- Occupation
Registered Nurse
- 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?
India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, NZ, Fiji, Raratonga, USA
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Wanted this for years. To open my eyes to things I haven't thought about etc... Influenced by my grandad's war experiences.
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Something happening to loved ones whilst away.
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Everyone is cool without exception, well that's what they say.
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
To the Nth Degree
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
Books, toiletroll, First aid kit.
- 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 wish I knew. Whether I come home changed the same or don't come home at all I have to do it anyway.
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Excited, nervous, proud.
- 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 immerse in other cultures and to find out capabilities in different circumstances.
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
MALARIA!!!! Can't get a good piece of balenced advice anywhere.
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Have fun!! The preparation has to be the worst bit.