- When do you leave?
January 2006
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months
- How much have you saved?
16,000
- How old are you?
25
- Nationality
Canada
- Where do you live now?
London, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
Counsellor
- 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?
New Zealand - Australia - Thailand - Nepal - India - Sri Lanka - South Africa - East coast of Africa - maybe Europe
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
its been a dream of mine for years. I know ppl who did it and just talking with them encougaged me to take the leap.
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Missing the people I love
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
They are all supportive and encouraging
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Just Enough
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
taking a 60Litre backpack - one shorts, 2 pants, 2 golf shirts, 1 long sleeve, 5 underwear, two pair of shoes, flip flops, a few toiletries, pics of my loved ones, all other basics and essentials and documents. duct tape and zip lock bags will be my must haves.
- 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 dunno
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
nervous as hell!
- 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?
you may not know who you are until you know where you ahve been.
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
that it costs a life savings!
- Why do you like to travel?
love to meet people, see new things and experiences.
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
just do it! DONT LOOK BACK!