- MRP interview -

 How do you fund your travels?

Mostly teaching English but I want to move more into my passions of art, photography & writing for income.

What’s your favorite country?

Impossible – there is no number one country. I like everywhere … many dozens of countries are amazing but if pushed here’s a handful of developing world countries in no order: India, Yemen, Laos, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Tibet, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Indonesia, Burma, East Timor, Iran,  Jordan, Turkey, Mongolia, Korea, Ghana, Togo, etc etc … and off course, stunning Antarctica.

Why do you travel to these places?

I love history – monuments, ruins, lost cities – and “exotic” cultures and meeting interesting people. I also love nature and stunning landscapes. AND going to remote or ancient places is often like travelling back in time – so I love to time-travel.

Why haven’t you been to the USA?

I will get there. But like other developed Western countries it’s not a priority as the States isn’t changing mega-fast like much of the 3rd world; I want to see the old world before it’s gone.

How many languages do you speak?

English aside, no others fluently; only fragments of a few.

What future travels do you intend?

I want to revisit many places but areas where I have big travel gaps include: Caribbean, central & north America; central Asia; central & southern Africa; Europe; the Arctic; the Moon, space & time.

Why do you travel?

To have fun, to learn, to experience life.

What are the benefits of this lifestyle?

It’s very liberating – I love the freedom to do whatever whenever, and not be tied to responsiblities, committments or societal pressures. ALSO: travel is the great teacher and the whole newness of each experience is thrilling and addictive.

What are the down-sides of this lifestyle?

Being away from family and New Zealand is something I’ve gotten used too … being nomadic can get lonely but I’m good at being alone and when I need company I always seem to find friends in strangers.

Don’t you get tired of travelling for so long? How do you cope?

Yes, occasionally. When I’ve done a large road trip moving for many months I find it nice to stop somewhere new and foreign and fun, unpack my bag, and either have an art-creation holiday or work awhile to get into a routine, a slow rut, get restless, get bored and then hit the road refreshed for more intense travels.

When will you stop travelling?

Not sure.

Do you want a family?

Maybe; first I need a woman …

What are you searching for?

Nothing too deep; just having new, fun experiences, gaining wisdom and knowledge.

Are you crazy?

Possibly …

  

MRP @ Jiayuguan – where the Great Wall ends in the Gobi Desert, 1994 – China

the candy trail … crazy world travels – on the road across the planet, since ‘88  www.thecandytrail.com