We had a pretty good idea what our basic itinerary would look like about a year ago. And since that time, we’ve made almost no changes to it. The first leg of the trip is more structured and planned out, as there are some classes/activities we’re signing up for. But the rest of the trip we’ll be valuing flexibility and tweaking our destinations on what hostel mates share, political realities, and the schedules of friends meeting up with us. So as our trip crystallizes for us, we’ll update this section. Check back!
*** Whereas what was written above was the original text when we left, we’ve been updating our itinerary as we’ve been going to remember where we’ve been and let people know pretty accurately where we currently are.***10/24/09
January 7-14 Mexico City and Angangueo, Mexico
January 14-18 Diriamba, Nicaragua
January 18-February 13 San Juan de la Concepcion, Nicaragua
February 13 Managua, Nicaragua
February 14 La Ceiba, Honduras
February 15-25 Roatan, Honduras
February 26 La Ceiba, Honduras
February 27-28 Tela, Honduras
March 1 Puerto Cortes, Honduras
March 2 Omoa, Honduras
March 3 Placencia, Belize
March 4-7 Caye Caulker, Belize
March 8-9 San Ignacio/Mountain Ridge, Belize
March 10-11 Flores, Guatemala
March 12 Tikal, Guatemala
March 13-16 Flores, Guatemala
March 16-20 Finca Ixobel–Poptun, Guatemala
March 20-23 Antigua, Guatemala
March 24-30 Lago de Atitlan, Panajachel Village, Guatemala
April 1 Antigua, Guatemala
April 2 San Jose, Costa Rica
April 3-13 Pacuare Reserve, Costa Rica
April 14 Cauhita, Costa Rica
April 15-16 San Jose, Costa Rica
April 17-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 18-23 Transatlantic Cruise–Atlantic Ocean
April 24 Transatlantic Cruise—Tenerife, Canary Islands
April 25 Transatlantic Cruise—Atlantic Ocean
April 26 Transatlantic Cruise—Agadir, Morocco
April 27 Transatlantic Cruise–Mediterranean Sea
April 28 Transatlantic Cruise—Malaga, Spain
April 29 Transatlantic Cruise—Valencia, Spain
April 30-May 3 Barcelona, Spain
May 3-6 Leucate, France
May 7-8 Istanbul to Bergama/Pergamum, Turkey
May 9-10 Selcuk/Ephesus, Turkey
May 11-13 Pamukkale (Hieropolis, Kaklik), Turkey
May 14-16 Egirdir (Sagalassos, Akpinar), Turkey
May 17 Olympos, Turkey
May 18-23 Kas (Myra, Kalekoy) Turkey
May 24-27 Fethiye (Kayakoy), Turkey
May 28-31 Dalyan, Turkey
June 1-4 Goreme, Turkey
June 5-12 Istanbul, Turkey
June 12 Amman, Jordan
June 13-15 Wadi Musa (Petra), Jordan
June 16 Aqaba, Jordan
June 16 Nuweiba, Egypt
June 17-19 Dahab + Hurghada, Egypt
June 20-22 Cairo, Egypt
June 23 Aswan, Egypt
June 24-26 Nile (Kumombo, Luxor), Egypt
June 27-30 Cairo, Egypt
July 1 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
July 2 - Nairobi, Kenya
July 3-5 Rift Valley, Bogoria Springs, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
July 6-8 Masai Mara, Kenya
July 9-10 Nairobi, Kenya; flight to Johannesburg, South Africa
July 11 Nelspruit, South Africa
July 12-14 Kruger National Park area, South Africa
July 15 Ladysmith (Blyde River Canyon/Drakensburg), South Africa
July 16-17 Coffee Bay, South Africa
July 18 - Cintsa, South Africa
July 19 - Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa
July 20 - Outshoorn, South Africa
July 21 - Mossel Bay, South Africa
July 22- Swellendam, South Africa
July 23-24 Hermanus, South Africa
July 25-27 Cape Town, South Africa
July 28-Aug 4 Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
August 5-6 Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia (Borobudur)
August 7 Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
August 8-12 Bali, Indonesia (Goa Gajah, Yeh Pulu, Besakih, Tenganan)
August 13 Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia
August 14 Tarkan, Kalimantan, Indonesia
August 15-21 Derawan, Kalimantan, Indonesia
August 22-24 Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
August 25-26 Singapore
August 27-31 Beijing, China
September 1-2 Shijiazhuang, China (Yujiacun, Cangyan Shan)
September 3-5 Luoyang, China (Longman Caves, Shaolin Temple)
September 6-8 Xi’an, China
September 9-10 Tianshui, China (Maijishan)
September 11-14 Chengdu, China
September 15-17 Emei, China (Leshan)
September 18 Chengdu, China
September 19-22 Yangshuo, China
September 23-26 Hong Kong
September 27-29 Manila, Philippines
September 29-October 5 Honolulu, Hawaii
October 6 Manila, Philippines
October 7 Singapore
October 8-9 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
October 10 Mekong Delta (Can Tho, My Tho, Ben Tre), Vietnam
October 11 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
October 12-14 Mui Ne, Vietnam
October 15-19 Nha Trang, Vietnam
October 20-21 Hoi An, Vietnam
October 22-24 Da Nang, Vietnam
October 25-26 Hue, Vietnam
October 27-29 Hanoi, Vietnam
October 30-November 5 Cat Ba (Halong Bay), Vietnam
November 6-7 Hanoi, Vietnam
November 8 - Udomxai, Laos
November 9-11 Luang Nam Tha, Laos
November 12-16 Luang Prabang, Laos
November 17-20 Vang Vieng, Laos
Novemberr 21-25 Vientiane, Laos
November 26-27 Pakse, Laos
November 28 Tad Lo, Laos
November 29-30 Champasak, Laos
December 1-4 Si Phan Don, Laos
December 5-8 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
December 9-12 Sihanoukville, Cambodia
December 13-15 Kampot, Cambodia
December 16-25 Siem Reap, Cambodia (Angkor Archaeological Park, Banteay Chmar, Beng Melea)
December 26-29 Bangkok, Thailand
December 30-31 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (Phimai Ruins)
January 1-3 Surin,Thailand (Phanom Rung, Ban Tha Klang)
January 4-6 Khon Kaen, Thailand (Kok Sanga)
January 7-8 Sukhothai,Thailand
January 9-13 Chiang Mai, Thailand
January 14-15 Bangkok, Thailand
January 16 Chumphon, Thailand
January 17-22 Koh Tao, Thailand
January 23-February 2 Koh Phangan, Thailand
February 3-5 Krabi, Thailand
February 6-8 Au Nang, Thailand
February 9-11 Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
February 12-15 Koh Lanta, Thailand
February 16 travel to Bangkok, Thailand
February 17-22 Bangkok, Thailand
February 23 SF, CA, USA!
