We originally thought we would visit Central America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. After lots of notes and noodling, we decided that was just too ambitious. As unorganized as we seem to be, we have everything broken down by the week. Read more
It’s amazing how quickly time has passed from this November, when we first conceived our trip, to it’s official start: our last day in Los Angeles. Read more
Brazilian Visas are expensive and slow to come by, but Jeremy and I happen to have ones from our honeymoon in ‘05 and they are valid for 5 years. His is in his Passport, ready to go, but mine is in an expired one. I took both the new and old ones to the Brazilian Consulate in LA, hoping that they could re-stamp my new one — but this was their brilliant solution. I guess staples are the official method. Let’s hope I can get past customs.
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
