Share and Publish your upcoming or finished Around the World Trip

The same interview we've been asking around the world travelers since 1999.

We've interviewed 10s of 1000s of long-term and Around the World Travelers, so we can help the next generation. Add your answers below - the more you fill out, the more honest you are - the more likely we are to share it. Thank-you in advance

Which are you?

You have a departure in mind and haven't gone yet. It swaps the questions. Nothing you have typed is lost.

Your name(required)However you want it to appear on the profile.Email(required)Never published. Only so we can come back with a question.

Photos (up to 3)Optional. The first one becomes the photo on your profile card. Skip them and we fall back to your Gravatar, and to your initial if you have none. Big files are resized in your browser before they are sent, so a photo straight off a phone is fine.

Date of birth(required)Never published. We show your age at the time of the trip, which is what dates well - a profile that says "29" is wrong a year later.Nationality(required)Where do you live now?OccupationYour travel blogA blog is what we would rather link to - it is the thing that keeps giving readers something once they land on your profile.Social profilesOptional, and only if you have no blog. One or two links is plenty.When do you leave?(required)A month and year is plenty.How long do you plan to be away?BudgetRoughly, and in your own currency. Skip it if you would rather not say.What is the route you plan to take, and the places you plan to visit?(required)Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?(required)Why do you like to travel?Have you traveled around the world before?How much planning and preparing have you done?Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?What is your biggest fear about this trip?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?What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?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?What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?If you had to sum up your thoughts and feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?

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