Linda J. Brown'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-May 2006How old were you when you took this trip?
67-68Including your air ticket and other expenses (from accommodation to souvenir-buying), about how much did your trip cost?
25,000Nationality
USAWhere do you live now?
Currently -Eastern EuropeOccupation Before your trip: Travel Tour ManagerNow: RetiredHow did your travels affect your career when you got back?
I am not back yet. Just two months into a year journey. Hopefully, I will write about traveling alone as a senior citizen woman, using only my social security to pay my way.What is the route you took/places you visited?
Departure – Clearwater, Florida,USA to Castledawson, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, so far. Ahead is still Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey….for the Eastern European 4 month segment. 2 weeks in Egypt, 3 months in India, 4 months in SE Asia, Hawaii, Seattle, Denver, and home to Florida in Spring, 2006.Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
I have traveled a great deal….under the radar….but never for this long and RTW. So, it was time. Before I grow OLDER, for goodness sakes. I used to lead trips to the Soviet Union and learned to love the unknown and the uncertain in travel. The Spirit of Adventure got me into it.Out of all your experiences traveling around the world, what was the:Best Moment
Meeting another travel writer in Sofia, Bulgaria, and spending 4 hours talking to him.Worst Moment
None really,unless its sitting in a train station at midnight, waiting for the 1 am train to Krakow, as I will be doing tonight.Biggest Hurdle, Obstacle or Difficulty?
None really, unless it was cooking in the heat of the Sofia-Budapest train that sat on the sidelines for ten hours in Belgrade.Biggest surprise?
So far, its been as expected.Who is the most memorable person you met on your trip and why?
Eric Torjuson, who is Norwegian,but now lives in Sp
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This profile was originally published on BootsnAll. Budget figures have been adjusted for 2026 context.