Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The Skeleton Plan


I realized that I haven't even blessed you all with the run down of our 'skeleton' travel plan aka actual cities we will venture into. Now I know this plan appears to resemble an actual itinerary but keep in mind, 12 months and we don't have any dates associated with most of these locations. Oh, and before you get your panties in a twist over 'how come you aren't going there or how are you missing that city?!!?' Please note: a.) we cannot go EVERYWHERE we have to pick and choose, b.) just because it is not listed here doesn't mean we won't be going there. Stranger things have happened.

Alright, here we go with this rockstar plan. Soaked.

Europe: (the country to start it all off, approx time 6 weeks)
Paris (Due to controversy, comment retracted)
Amsterdam - starting this trip off right
Berlin and Munich
Prague, Vienna, Budapest
Interlaken (Switzerland) and Croatia
Greece!!

Egypt (yes mom we will be traveling with a group)
Istanbul (Fact: Turkey is officially part of two continents- Europe and Asia)

Asia:
Delhi, India :-S
Nepal (Everest base camp)

China: (eh, lets say 3 weeks...)
Hong Kong and Beijing

South East Asia: (SO excited for this!!! Approx time: 3 months!)
Cambodia and Laos
Vietnam and Thailand
Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia

Australia: (Approx time: 5 weeks)
Perth
Cairns and Brisbane
Melbourne and Sydney
New Zealand

South America: (Again, super excited for this country!!! Approx time: 3 months)
Chile
Peru and Bolivia
Argentina!!
Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela

And what better way to end this adventure then saying hola to COSTA RICA and giving Central America some amor.

Additional adventures just to keep things interesting and give us something to do (note sarcasm):
Hang-gliding in Switzerland
Climbing to base camp of Mt. Everest (minor obsession of Mary's)
Getting certified for scuba diving in Thailand, scuba in Great Barrier Reef
Skydiving in Australia
Machu Picchu - Inca Trail
Get some Amazon action in S. Ame

Go big or go home. Done.

1 comment:

Hari said...

Amazing. Life Changing. Spiritual. Pilgrimage. Best of luck with the travels, I hope for strength through the tough times. I may see you somewhere along the way. Mary, I love you and know you all your fears will quickly be conquered by all the wondrous sites, people and experiences encountered along the journey.