Tracy Foley's Trip at a Glance
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Route
Round-the-world journey.
2026 note: Route information from early 2000s travel planning; current conditions may differ significantly.
In Their Words
When did you go on your RTW trip?
May 2005-July 2005How old were you when you took this trip?
24Including your air ticket and other expenses (from accommodation to souvenir-buying), about how much did your trip cost?
$10000USNationality
USAWhere do you live now?
near Boston, USAOccupation Before your trip: Grad StudentNow: Grad StudentHow did your travels affect your career when you got back?
I’m behind on my thesis, so I’ve had to take an extension until May (I should have been done in December). I also am unable to work for the entire month of August in order to catch up on my research. Once school starts in Septemember and I start teaching again I’m going to be living paycheck-to-paycheck because I haven’t been able to save all summer.What is the route you took/places you visited?
I started in London to get oriented to being out of the country again. Then I took a two-week course in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This included a day trip to the Elephant Islands and Mostar, Herzegovina. After my class I really started traveling. I visited: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina; Zagreb, Croatia; Plitvice National Park, Croatia; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Lake Bled, Slovenia; Vienna, Austria; Prague, Czech Republic; Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Main, Phuket, some random islands, Koh Samui, Koh Phanang); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Sydney, Australia; Byron Bay, Australia; Hunter Valley, Australia.Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I was invited to take the course in Croatia and decided to continue my travels since I had no coursework to complete for the rest of the summer. I previously lived in Dublin, Ireland on a study/work abroad program and in Sydney, Australia in between my undergrad and grad programs. From Dublin I traveled to a few places around Europe, from Sydney I traveled around most of Australia and the south Island of New Zealand. I caught the travel bug hardcore. And I realized what a great experience y
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.