Sven Schoof's Trip at a Glance
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| Departure Year | |
| Duration | 6-12 Months |
| Route | Maybe Vietnam and Cambodia (depends on time and budget) |
| Budget | 27.000 Euro (~ in 2026 dollars) |
| Age at Departure | 31 |
| Occupation | Project Manager (advertising agency) |
Route
Maybe Vietnam and Cambodia (depends on time and budget).
2026 note: Route information from early 2000s travel planning; current conditions may differ significantly.
In Their Words
When do you leave?
Sep-05How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 MonthsHow much have you saved?
27.000 EuroHow old are you?
31Nationality
South AfricaWhere do you live now?
Cologne, GermanyOccupation
Project Manager (advertising agency)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 goneHave you traveled around the world before?
NoWhat is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
South Africa (Cape Town, my hometown)
Namibia
New Zealand
Australia
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Myanmar
Maybe Vietnam and Cambodia (depends on time and budget)Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Many years ago, even though the actual route was never a set thing. Now that I have a fantastic wife that shares the same travel stoke as my self, we have been planning and saving up for about 3 years now.
Moving from South Africa to Germany and living in Australia for half a year (plus loads of travelling all round) has always given me a broad horizon…I don’t really have a country anymore, that I can really call home. My parents are the same (they are about to embark on a 5-year RTW trip), so it’s in my genes, I guess.What is your biggest fear about this trip?
No fear…I leave those to my mother-in-law…;o)Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Generally yes, they have great respect for what we are about to do, as most of them would never have the courage to do so themselves. Some think of us being pretty irrational (5.2 million unemployed people in Germany etc.), but life is short, right? in my mind it is all a matter of self-confidence…How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just EnoughWhat are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
This one is fun (my list, not my wife’s):
-> laptop
-> 2 pairs of long pants
-> 2 pairs of shorts
-> 2 T-shirts
-> u
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.