Sarah Raley is a 25-year-old registered nurse from Charleston, South Carolina, USA, who set off on a round-the-world trip in 2007.
The Snapshot
- Departure: 2007
- Age at departure: 25
- Nationality: USA
- Location: Charleston, SC, USA
- Duration: 1-2 years
- Occupation: Registered Nurse
- Original budget: Not specified (source shows "$10", likely truncated)
- Regions: Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa
The Route
In Their Words
Here's what Sarah Raley shared about their RTW journey:
Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I have become bored after only three years of the so-called professional life and truly believe that there has to be more than this mundane life
What is your biggest fear about this trip?
That my boyfriend and I will end up hating each other instead of deciding to get married and I will get stuck in a foreign country all alone
What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Hopefully when I come back I can give you some
If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
I just can’t wait.
What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
That it is dangerous
Why do you like to travel?
Because you are able to constantly discover new things about yourself and the person that you sre traveling with