- When do you leave?
September 2006
- How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 Months
- How much have you saved?
- How old are you?
35
- Nationality
Canada
- Where do you live now?
Canada
- Occupation
lawyer
- 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?
China, Mongolia, Thailand, Russia, Poland, Greece, Kenya,
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
Life-long dream
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Culture shock
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
I'm either the craziest or bravest person they know
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
Planning is for tourists
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
backpack with toothbrush, change of clothes, passport, camera
- 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?
knowledge, understanding, inner peace
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
I'm at a jumping off point with no idea what the journey will be like or if there is a safe landing at the bottom.
- 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 make the world a smaller, more understanding place
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
The world is a dangerous place
- Why do you like to travel?
To experience the natural beauty of the world and to connect to other cultures
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.