As you are a newbie rider, I would have to agree with farquar and say, avoid dirt bikes, they are NOT designed for sitting down and despite going onto dirt roads on your travels, I would think a lot of your time will be on pavement. You will then want a decent seat, unless you intend to stand on your pegs all the way around the world
I am 5'4" and ride the Vstrom 650, but I have lowering links, raised the forks 20mm, modified the seat as well, so I gain another 1" there and even loaded up with all my gear, I am still on the balls fo my feet. This meant NO legs stretched out to either side and it was the direct cause of many of my bike drops, because as soon as the bike moved, one foot was no longer on the ground and the bike went down.
I would honestly be looking at a more road oriented bike and if you intend doing some dirt, throw on a set of knobbie tyres, they look mean and do a good job.
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