The beauty of a backpacker's itinerary is that there is no real itinerary. However, because of our nature, we couldn't help but plan a tad! We started with a map of the world and a book of cool things going on around the globe (We highly recommend Rough Guide's Making the Most of Your Time on Earth). We had a hard time crossing any countries off the list but eventually settled on India, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
India was a natural choice as Kelli had always wanted to go there and Rutvik hadn't been back to see the fam in awhile. Africa fascinated both of us and we thought it was the type of place best to check out while we were still young. We decided to round it out with some time in Southeast Asia since we were going to be in the vicinity and it's a backpacker hotspot.
At least that's the plan for now but it's subject to change depending on what happens along the way.
Here is our rough plan:
Omaha, USA (Departing October 18, 2008)
New York City, USA (October 18-19, 2008)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (October 20-22, 2008)
Bombay, India (October 22-October 29, 2008) - Diwali!!
Kodaikanal, India (October 30-November 2, 2008)
Southern India (November 3-20, 2008)
Southeast Asia (November 20, 2008-February 12, 2009)
Ahmedabad, India (February 2009) - Anish's Wedding
Northern India (March and April 2009)
Southern and Western Africa (May and June 2009)
Egypt (July and August 2009)
Bombay (August 2009)
???, USA (August 2009)
Definitely let us know if you'll be nearby at any point!
1 comments:
I can recommend some spots to stop in Southeast Asia (we were there last December) and in South Africa (I studied abroad there). Let me know when you need some input! And have a great time on your journey!
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