A trip around the world will
change your life and the lives of the people you meet along the way. Learn how and why, find out what other travelers have done, and explore some of the common misconceptions about independent travel.
From Other Travelers
When you’re thinking about taking an Around-the-World or Multi-Stop International trip, one of your best sources of information and advice is other travelers. We’ve asked travelers from all over to tell us about themselves, to describe why they decided to take their trip, and then to share more after their return. Here’s what we found:
Thomas.sudo.ch
1. When did you go on your last trip?
August 04 , 2003
2. How old were you when you took this trip?
22
3. Nationality
Swiss
4. Where do you live now?
Zürich, Switzerland
5. Occupation
Before your trip: Student
Now: same
6. How did your travels affect your career when you got back?
It hasn’t so far. Except that I have lots of wonderful memories and always an itch to just jump on the neaxt plane leaving for nowhere in particular.
7. What is the route you took/places you visited?
Tokyo,Sendai, Yamagata, Sado Ga Shima, Nigata, Bangkok, Pnom Penh, Saigon, Hanoi, Viang Chang, Vang Vieng, Luangprabang, Chang Mai.
8. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you intrested in this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I have been to Japan before and I am fascinated by its people, the difference in every tiny moment you spend on that island. Two More month I spent in south east asia, as an add on to have an adventerous time with my pal David who is actually in India right now.
9. Out of all your experiences traveling the world, what was the:
· Best Moment?
—not answered yet—.
· Worst Moment?
—not answered yet—.
· Biggest Hurdle, Obstacle or Difficulty?
—not answered yet—
· Biggest surprise?
—not answered yet—
10. How much planning and preparing did you do?
More in the beginning, then just enough.
11. What was your favorite piece of gear?
My Backpack.
12. What did you bring, that in hindsight you could have left at home?
Clothes, heavy footgear, …
13. How did your trip change your life? How did it affect and change you as a person?
When I first took off, to a diffrent type of beeing abroad, I didn’t expect to change that much. I though it’s probably just some sort of extended holidays. To see the world made me realize, how valuable non monetary stuff is. How each and everybody on this planet is unique by himself. Once you know there is more outside your four walls, there is this spark in you, always there, waiting to send you on the next adventure.
14. If you had to sum up your travels in one sentence, what would it be?
Being on the road is everything I dreamed of, there is far more surprising around the next corner, than you could ever imagine.
15. Are you planning more trips and travels for the future? Are you planning an Around-the-World trip?
To me, to travel is to live, the same as to life is to travel. Planning my next trip right now.
16. Why do you think people should go on Around-the-World trips? Why not just take a regular old one- or two-week vacation instead?
Well, it broadens your mind. Traveling from culture to culture gives a perspective on the world that can’t be seen in a couple weeks. You will understand the true meaning as soon as you are on the road for the first time.
17. What is the most valuable thing you learned?
Be open, suck in the experiance, try to be the person of your dreams
18. What is the biggest myth that people have about traveling?
Your travel destination has anything to do with the pictures of hotel rooms in your catalogue.
19. Why do you like to travel?
I love meeting people, seeing new and old things, just take day by day, have no sorrows. I think the better question is why would someone NOT like to travel?
20. What is your advice for people planning their own trip?
Give yourself plenty of time both in the planning and on the trip. Don’t book anything in advance. Just go!







