Gerry Fuller is a USA before your trip:rnnow:home restoration embarking on a round-the-world journey.
The Snapshot
- **Departure:** 1997
- **Duration:** Unknown duration
- **Age:** 45
- **Budget:** $11,700 USD (2026 equivalent)
- **Nationality:** USA
- **Occupation:** Before your trip:RNNow:home restoration
The Route
Not quite a round the world trip. But leaving the Midwest for 9 months was an adventure. We drove to El PAso, left our car, and then travelled by bus throughout Mexico into Guatemala. Only time we flew was from Guatemala City to Tikal. We only stayed a week or 2 most places except for Xela, Guatemala to study Spanish for 2 months.
Regions: Central America
2026 Note: Travel conditions, visa requirements, and costs have evolved significantly since this profile was originally recorded.
In Their Words
When did you go on your RTW trip? September 1997-June 1998
How old were you when you took this trip? 45
Including your air ticket and other expenses (from accommodation to souvenir-buying), about how much did your trip cost? 6500
Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go? I wanted to be immersed in a different world. And to learn Spanish well.
Who is the most memorable person you met on your trip and why? My Spanish teachers, especially in Guatemala, had been through so much. A lot of them were lawyers and drs. and had had such hard lives between poverty and living with war for so many years. Yet they were so hopeful.
How did your round-the-world trip change your life? How did it affect and change you as a person? It made me realize you can live many different ways. And that the US government is not to be trusted. I had never really believed prior to this trip how much the US had intervened in other countries in a bad, bad way.
2026 Context
- This traveler completed their journey around 1999 to 2000.
- Travel conditions and costs have evolved significantly since their return.