Barbara Millstein's Trip at a Glance
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| Departure Year | 2005 |
| Duration | 6-12 Months |
| Route | Albuquerque, Paris, Casablanca, Florence, Athens, Istanbul, Syria, Jordan, Eygpt, Nairobi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Dar Es Saleem, Sri Lanka, Kerala, Mumbai, Varanessi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Laos, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Bali, Albuquerque |
| Budget | $40,000 (~$68,000 in 2026 dollars) |
| Age at Departure | 58 |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
Route
Albuquerque, Paris, Casablanca, Florence, Athens, Istanbul, Syria, Jordan, Eygpt, Nairobi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Dar Es Saleem, Sri Lanka, Kerala, Mumbai, Varanessi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Laos, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Bali, Albuquerque.
2026 note: Route information from early 2000s travel planning; current conditions may differ significantly.
In Their Words
When do you leave?
July 2005How long do you plan to be away?
6-12 MonthsHow much have you saved?
$40,000How old are you?
58Nationality
USAWhere do you live now?
Santa Fe New Mexico, USAOccupation
Social WorkerIs this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
One more paycheck and I’m goneHave you traveled around the world before?
NoWhat is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Albuquerque, Paris, Casablanca, Florence, Athens, Istanbul, Syria, Jordan, Eygpt, Nairobi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Dar Es Saleem, Sri Lanka, Kerala, Mumbai, Varanessi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Laos, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Bali, AlbuquerqueWhy did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
These are some of the places we’ve never been to, and some that we wanted to return to. We have a house in Bali, so we wanted to end up there to rest and relax before we returned to the USA.What is your biggest fear about this trip?
Medical problems, running out of money, family problems, having to return sooner then planned.Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
Yes, everyone is very envious of us. But, they think we’re crazy to give up our jobs and leave.How much planning and preparing have you done?
To the Nth DegreeWhat are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
4-5 days worth of clothing, cameras, rechargable batteries, books, reading lights.
First aid kit, passports and visas.How do you think your round-the-world trip will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as a person?
Travel has always affected us in a positive way. The stimulation of meeting different people and participating in more exotic cultures than our own is enervating.If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
Change, change, change and consta
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.