- When do you leave?
September 2006
- How long do you plan to be away?
1-2 Years
- How much have you saved?
£9000
- How old are you?
23
- Nationality
Ireland
- Where do you live now?
dublin, Ireland
- Occupation
cartonmaker
- 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?
thailand, australia,new zealand, vietnam, cambodi, fiji,usa
- Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
life ambition, friends have done it and its a must for me to see the world
- What is your biggest fear about this trip?
getting work,money
- Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
yes very supportive, had advice from friends who have mande this trip,
- How much planning and preparing have you done?
To the Nth Degree
- What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
money, travel visas, certificates from my current carrer,
- 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 think im at a crossroads of my life and feel this is a great oppertunity to see other cultures meet new people and grow as a person
- If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
excited,prepared, ready for change and looking forward to meet new people
- 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?
its an experience of independance seeing the parts of countries you wouldnt see on a regular package holiday
- What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
its not always a holiday you have to work , pay bills ,and be responsible its not all sun sea sand
- Why do you like to travel?
see the world, meet new faces, see other cultures , learn about people and their lives.
- What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
prepare,prepare and prepare more