We’re leaving a great deal open because we’d like to make our own itinerary as we go, but that actually seems to make booking even harder! A lot of research means lots of ideas; here are some things have caught my eye: cookery courses worldwide, Vietnam by motorbike tour, Inca Trail tour. I believe we’ll be able to arrange these with short lead time and I’d rather not be stressed out making it to a specific place on a specific day once we set off. Read more
Talking to all the people in the outdoor outfitter stores really has helped us figure out what the essentials are. At first we were looking at pretty warm compress-able down coats. Now it’s just single layer windbreakers and a fleece. I figure that we’ll be spending more time in hot, moist places rather than cold, dry ones. Read more
