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24 yo Data geek and Travel-addict Decided to apply Personal Analytics
to my 1 year-travel in Australia(informal tracking)
W H AT K I N D O F B a c k p a c ke r A M I ?
Defining the Goals
Work ing Hol iday V isa 2012 : Traveling and Working in Australia during 1 year
Movement
Social
Productivity
G O A L Sto be
measured :
Goals: Movement
Journey planned
Distance to travel: 11.146 km
In a radius of:3.600 km
Goals: Social
Traveling = Meeting New people
“I t ' s n o t o n l y t h e
d e s t i n a t i o n t h a t m a t t e r s , b u t t h e p e r s o n s y o u m e e t o n t h e w a y
”
Intend to meet:20 new friends(+ 20 new phone contacts)
Goals: Productivity
High Cost of
Life
Low Initial
Budget
Need to Work
Work: 6/12 MonthsCasual work full-time
2 Months every 4 Months
Results
Were the goals ach ieved?What k ind of Backpacker am I?
Wa n d e re r H o m e l o v e r
Fr i e n d l y U n s o c i a l
O v e r a c t i v e L a z y
d
Results: Movement
J o u r n e ya c t u a l l y t a k e n
Distance traveled:5.480 km | (-51%) in a radius of:3.600 km | (=)
Average per Month:457 km
Results: Movement
% o f T o t a l T r a v e l T i m e s p e n t i n o n e
P l a c e
80%
5%
13%
2%
F igures don’t l ie !I’m more of a home
lover than a wanderer…
I ’ l l t r y t o g o o u t o f m y c o m f o r t z o n e m o r e
n e x t ti m e !
Results: Social
Hundreds of people met but…41 New Phone Contacts! (+205%)
Among these, 15 I called more than 5 times… 11 I haven’t called…
…in the past 6 months
Rens – Ashley – Anthony – Mare Audrey –Sarah – Josh – Malcolm Andréa - Laura Alex – Géra Ka James – - - Thomas - Lucy – Pier Léa - Kristof –Maree – Kristy –Markus – Sackary – Brad – N Va Ashley – Anaïs – Lucy – Ana- Ra Kate – James – Matteo – Sarah
Results: Social
MoreFriendlythanUnsocial!
Results: Productivity
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Working Months:5.5/6 (- 8%)
Results: Productivity 4 different jobs in 3 different places 5.5/6 months=> rather active than lazy !
Conclusion
“A real traveler knows that there should be no fixed plan!” However, Personal Analytics taught me the kind of backpacker I am: a
rather sedentary but friendly and active traveler!
N e x t ti m e I t r a v e l , I ’ l l u s e O m n i C o n t e x t ™ Pe r s o n a l
A n a l y t i c s : w e j u s t n e e d t o s e t i t u p a n d i t a u t o m a ti c a l l y t r a c k s r e a l - ti m e d a t a ! E a s y p e a s y !
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