Michael Colucci's Trip at a Glance
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| Departure Year | 2005 |
| Duration | 1-6 Months |
| Route | Not sure yet, but have a keen interest in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia. Maybe I will hit a few European or Middle East cities enroute. |
| Budget | 3000 (~$5,100 in 2026 dollars) |
| Age at Departure | 46 |
| Occupation | machinist |
Route
Not sure yet, but have a keen interest in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia. Maybe I will hit a few European or Middle East cities enroute..
2026 note: Route information from early 2000s travel planning; current conditions may differ significantly.
In Their Words
When do you leave?
December 2005How long do you plan to be away?
1-6 MonthsHow much have you saved?
3000How old are you?
46Nationality
USAWhere do you live now?
St. Petersburg, USAOccupation
machinistIs this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
It’s my careerHave you traveled around the world before?
NoWhat is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
Not sure yet, but have a keen interest in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia. Maybe I will hit a few European or Middle East cities enroute.Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I just feel that I need to see how the rest of the world is coming along. I am a bit of an anthropologist and enjoy other cutures.What is your biggest fear about this trip?
That I will not want to return home.Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
I would not even tell them. Maybe I will send a postcard. 🙂How much planning and preparing have you done?
To the Nth DegreeWhat are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
Ultralight as possible. I have everything for camping, but I will not bring it, instead I will use hostels and such. I will try to buy local when possible.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?
It should bolster my Kantian cosmoploitan beliefs.If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?Why do you think people should go on round-the-world trips? Why not just take a regular old one- or two-week vacation instead?
I think it is incumbant on people to leave their “comfort zone” in order to understand others.What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?Why do you like to travel?
It seems to energize me like
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.