Which Countries?
We will start our trip in the beginning of July 2013 and come back in January 2014. We realized very early that we would not have time to visit all the countries we had marked on the world map, as we do not want to be on the move all the time. I have traveled far more globally than Andy, and I did not want to visit a lot of the places I had already been to, so we had to compromise. The most difficult task was deciding where to go, because that also meant deciding where not to go. The world is a very big place!
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We will start our trip in the beginning of July 2013 and come back in January 2014. We realized very early that we would not have time to visit all the countries we had marked on the world map, as we do not want to be on the move all the time. I have traveled far more globally than Andy, and I did not want to visit a lot of the places I had already been to, so we had to compromise. The most difficult task was deciding where to go, because that also meant deciding where not to go. The world is a very big place!
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Some Deciding Factors
- Priorities: Which are the top 5 countries for each of us? It is possible to visit them all in 7 months? Is it dangerous to go there?
- Weather: When is the best time to visit the chosen countries (monsoon, hurricanes, rain, too hot)? Will the weather work with our schedule?
- Cost: Do we want to limit the time spend in Europe due to higher costs than in Asia? How can we cut down on the cost in Europe?
- Hiking: Where would we like to go hiking? Where are we able to go hiking?
- Culture: What would we like to experience in each country?
- Intelligence: Travel reports, tips and ideas from friends, colleagues and strangers, who have traveled or lived in the relevant countries.
All that is gold does not glitter, not all
those who wander are lost.
-- J. R. R. Tolkien
