Sandra Price is a teacher from New Jersey, USA, who took a round-the-world trip beginning in 1996 at age 31.
The Snapshot
- Departure: 1996
- Age at departure: 31
- Nationality: USA
- Location: New Jersey, USA
- Duration: Not specified
- Occupation: Teacher for at-risk youth (now English teacher)
- Original budget: Not specified
- Regions: Caribbean, South America, Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe
The Route
In Their Words
Here's what Sandra Price shared about their RTW journey:
Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I just knew I had to and it was “now or never” feeling 🙂
What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
Bring a light pack with things that you wouldn’t care if you lost… trust your instincts on the road… Keep an open mind…. and when you think you can’t do it anymore… give it a week (normally things change within the next hour).
What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
In the US (near my home, NJ) people think you are crazy to do it..that it’s too difficult..etc. Others think it is only a party.
How did your round-the-world trip change your life? How did it affect and change you as a person?
Opened my eyes a bit and reconfirmed my feelings that we are all the same…makes it difficult to live a normal day to day life at times – often homesick for the road.
If you had to sum up your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
It was something I had to do and I am so glad that I did it…it has changed my life immensely
2026 Context
- Budget inflation: This traveler did not report a specific budget, but mid-1990s round-the-world costs are substantially higher in 2026 (roughly 90% cumulative inflation since 1996).