A travel itinerary that includes Paris, Monte Carlo, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., and Bangalore, India, would be the envy of any jet-setter, but some members of the board that oversees the Baltimore employees? pension fund got to visit these destinations on the city?s dime.

The trips to exotic locales and glamorous cities from June 2005 to January 2006 were paid for from an $80,000 annual travel fund provided by the city for the purpose of educating the Employees? and Elected Officials Retirement Systems board members about investment strategies. According to City Council Member Kenneth Harris, D-District 4, who sits on the Judiciary and Legislative Investigations committee, the overseas travel in particular appears excessive.