Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Itinerary

It is finally here, the itinerary that Martin has been working on for the past year! Unfortunately (or fortunately) it is still open for some changes. For example, our travels throughout Europe and Asia are flexible - we know where we want to go, we just do not know what city we will be in on whatever day. Also, the around-the-world tickets have been booked and the places where we fly in and out of have been determined, but dates are flexible to change.

Here is what our adventure for the next 11 months will entail. Please let us know if you would like to join us in any part of this trip, we would love to have the company!

April - May: Middle East
7 Apr: Sydney to Dubai (via KL, Malaysia Air MH122 and MH30)
11 Apr: Dubai to Cairo (Egypt Air MS913)
14 - 26 Apr: Nile & Sinai Revealed Tour http://www.geckosadventures.com/Middle-East/Trip/Itinerary.html?trip=Nile-&-Sinai-Revealed-&tripid=3407
27 Apr - 31 May: Jordon and Turkey
31 May: Istanbul to Cairo (Egypt Air MS738)

June - August: Africa (various overland tours with Kumuka)

1 June: Cairo to Johannesburg (Kenyan Air KQ321 & KQ762)

2 - 19 June: South Africa Discoverer http://www.kumuka.com/South-Africa-Discoverer-Dossier.aspx

Countries visited: South Africa and Swaziland

21 June - 29 July: Cape to Equator http://www.kumuka.com/Cape-to-the-Equator-Dossier.aspx

Countries visited: S. Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya

30 July - 6 Aug: Kilimanjaro Climb (Rongai Route) http://www.kumuka.com/Kilimanjaro-Climb-Rongai-Route-Dossier.aspx

Countries visited: Tanzania and Kenya

9 - 26 Aug: Kumuka Tour - Gorillas and Game http://www.kumuka.com/Gorillas-and-Game-Dossier.aspx

Countries visited: Uganda and possibly Rawanda (depending on where the gorillas are)

26 Aug - 9 Sept: Drive around Cape Town, S. Africa

September - October: Africa and Europe

1 - 9 Sept: Cape Town, S. Africa

10 Sept: Johannesburg to Amsterdam (KLM KL592)

11 Sept - 14 Oct: We will be travelling throughout Europe: Amsterdam, Belgium, London, Paris, Milan, Rome, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

October: Europe, Seattle, Tokyo and Nepal

1st weekend of Oct: tentative plans to attend Oktoberfest in Munich.

1st half of Oct: Travelling throughout Europe.

14 Oct: Amsterdam to Seattle (Northwest NW33)

18 Oct: Seattle to Tokyo (Northwest NW7)

22 Oct: Tokyo to Colombo (Sri Lanka Air UL461)

23 Oct: Colombo to Mumbai (Sri Lanka Air UL141)

November: Nepal and India

Travel around Kathmandu, Delhi and Mumbai

25 Nov: Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia Air MH195)

26 Nov: tentative flight from KL to Bangkok

December to February 2010: S. E. Asia

Dec: Thailand and Laos

Jan: Cambodia and Vietnam

Feb: Vietnam and Malaysia

11 Feb: Kuala Lumpur to Sydney (Malaysia Air MH 123)

Last week of Feb: tentative 3-week campervan trip in New Zealand

We tentatively will start the second leg of our world trip in mid - March 2010. We plan on visiting Asia (China and Japan), come through the US to see you guys (Hawaii, SF and Vegas) then down to S. America.

4 comments:

  1. Wow! What an itinerary! I'm so excited for both of you! I can't wait to read about your adventures. I'll be living vicariously through both of you as I continue to work away. Haha!

    I'll definitely meet you for your 2nd half of the world tour in either hawaii, SF or Vegas! Be safe, have fun and take lots of pics. HUGS! Helen

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  2. that is some trip!! can't believe the adventure you're gonna have. but yes, please come to guangzhou and stay with me if i am still here....will keep you updated....

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  3. I am definitely envious of this whirlwind trip around the world... I'll definitely try to meet up if I can get my green card done!

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  4. You should consider constantly changing your main blog picture based on the most recent locations you've been to!

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