Saturday, July 20, 2013

Surveying the Land

         During the past week I was able to make a short survey. I decided to ask 10 general questions that related to road trips and travel. I really wanted to know what people have done in the past and if they desired to travel in the future. My first question was how long of a road trip people have been on and out of the 30 people that responded, 17 had been on a road trip that was over 3000 miles long. The second question was what was their preferred mode of transport; third was how comfortable are you when you travel and don't speak the language; and fourth was what would be the worst condition you could camp in and most people said they could sleep under the stars without a tent. Fifth question was if you could survive without a Starbucks and 28 people said yes. I'm not sure if they understood that the 5th question was a joke.

         I also asked which continent people would like to see next and which wonder of the world they could see themselves going to. Then I also asked who would you take if you took someone with you on your vacation. I then asked two written questions that I got some really great responses to. One of them was the best trip you've ever been on. I got quite a few responses about trips to Europe as well as one that I just knew that my wife wrote; our honeymoon road trip through Canada. Lastly I really wanted to know exactly what hinders people from traveling. I know that for me money always stands in the way, otherwise I would be somewhere in Africa right now. As it turns out 23 people said that money stops them from traveling as well as having time to travel as well.

         Money is the big issue and I think it will always be that way unless I win the lottery (which may be difficult because I never buy tickets anyways.) So my plan for the next year is to actually look into signing up for credit cards that have mileage rewards as a beginning bonus and then cancel them after I get the miles. I've looked into it extensively and some people have approximately 12 cards at a time. So maybe soon I won't have to worry about money and my wife and I can travel for free. Wish me luck!


Works Cited

Henry, Wesley R. "Create Surveys. Get Answers." SurveyMonkey: Free Online Survey Software & Questionnaire Tool. Survey Monkey, n.d. Web. 20 July 2013. My personal Traveling survey

"The Credit Card Fly." The Credit Card Fly. The Credit Card Fly, n.d. Web. 20 July 2013. Credit card deals
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4 comments:

  1. MaryJuly 22, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    You could also post this as a project on http://www.kickstarter.com/ to find people who would support your journey.

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    1. Wesley HenryJuly 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM

      MIND BLOWN!!!!!! I had no idea about that resource. Maybe I can actually go on this trip. If money is the only thing stopping me and I have a chance with kickstarter then I can make it. Maybe I can turn my topic into researching the lower half of the Pan-American Highway and my journey into getting the money I need to make it. This just might be my break through in writing process that I was looking for.

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  2. Ryan Eaton WR121July 27, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    I watched the video you put up on your first post. There is some pretty amazing landscape between Alaska and Argentina. I was thinking that maybe if you invited along your wife she might be more inclined to let you go. On that note i find it crazy that the original guys family let him go, I think it said 503 days, that's a long time! But I have a serious question, is the Pan-American Highway related to Pan Am Airlines? I didn't know if you knew, I thought I would ask.

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  3. Ms. ParrishJuly 31, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    WOW. Your life must be fun and dangerous. Nice video, nice blogging,and very interesting.

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