The Lede: When and Where — the Itinerary

Our trip starts with about 22 hours on one of these.

We leave on January 10, 2013 and plan to loosely follow the following itinerary. It is subject to change with bad weather, meeting new people, following tips, or just going off in an interesting new direction.

Update (4/18/2013): We are heading to Southern Africa from mid-June to late July instead of the Middle East!

Please let us know if you have any tips or ideas about these (or other) places. All are welcome!

January: Thailand
February: Laos and Cambodia
March: Vietnam
April: Malaysia, Singapore, Thai Islands
May – mid-June: India
Mid-June – July: Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
August – mid-September: Turkey
Mid-September – October: Budapest and Munich
October – November: Peru
December: Ecuador
January-February: Colombia

23 Responses to "The Lede: When and Where — the Itinerary"

Karen Reschke says:

January 3, 2013 at 2:00 am

Please be SUPER careful in India !!!!!!! So much on the news about how they treat women over there!!
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 4, 2013 at 2:02 am
  
  Karen, thanks so much for following our blog and we appreciate your concern! We plan to be very careful everywhere we go in the coming year. Please keep checking back for our latest!
Wendy Alexaitis says:

January 4, 2013 at 2:51 am

If you go to Eastern Europe, please go to Prague. Check out Charles Bridge to see all the statues and then walk up to the top of the Petrin Lookout Tower. I don’t recall the food there but the beer is super cheap and good! They even have the original Budweiser recipe which is very different from the kind we have here.
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 4, 2013 at 5:45 pm
  
  Thanks Wendy. Prague is DEFINITELY a place we want to visit.
Alan Skaggs says:

January 4, 2013 at 3:37 am

Laurel and I are just amazed by your spirit of adventure! We were in Munich in August last year and had talked about coming back for Oktoberfest this year. Not sure if it will actually happen but if it does, we will have to coordinate our visit with you guys!
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 4, 2013 at 5:46 pm
  
  Alan and Laurel, that would be so much fun! Definitely let us know.
Sandy Armatas says:

January 4, 2013 at 4:42 am

This is simply amazing. Be sure to try durian while in Malaysia. Safe travels!
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm
  
  I’ve seen durian at this giant international market here in Atlanta and always been a little intimidated by it. I’ll definitely have to try it while in Malaysia, though.
John Rauco says:

January 4, 2013 at 6:44 pm

Guys….this is AWESOME. You are my new heroes and I will live 2013 vicariously through you. As far as recommendations I have only one. Catch as many sporting events as you can. I see that euro is late in the year and any chance of soccer matches would be golden. Bayern Munich is a powerhouse in the Bundesliga and any match from them would be killer. I have subscribed to the blog and look forward to OUR year of fun.

Cheers….Rauco.
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 6, 2013 at 6:18 pm
  
  Thanks, Rauco! I’d love to catch a Bayern Munich match.
Sarah says:

January 6, 2013 at 5:18 pm

You Guys…this is awesome. Adopt me? 🙂
Jenn Rorstrom says:

January 7, 2013 at 5:40 pm

I think it was Jess I saw “like” your page & I’m glad I caught it! This is amazing!! I was in Greece last summer and I’m glad to see it’s on your list. I did Athens and 2 islands Santorini & Milos. Skipped Mykonos & glad we did. Milos was amazing. Cheaper than the other Greek Isles & not as touristy. We hit a different, unique “beach” every day for a wk. You can take a super ferry from island to island (and back to the mainland). I can’t wait to read more about your travels!! Safe travels & have the best time!
1. Jenn Rorstrom says:
  
  January 7, 2013 at 5:41 pm
  
  And the food was surprisingly delish 🙂
Skyler McDonald says:

January 8, 2013 at 10:00 am

Thanks, Jenn!
The Lede: How (were we able to do it?) says:

January 8, 2013 at 8:01 pm

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Srikanth Sattuluri says:

January 11, 2013 at 2:06 pm

Safe travels Jordan and Skyler.. Very exciting – will be sure to come back and read your stories of the world…
1. Jordan McDonald says:
  
  January 11, 2013 at 6:56 pm
  
  Thanks, Srikanth!
John Mitsch says:

March 3, 2013 at 7:50 am

We live in Tampa. I read about you guys in the PLANT CITY OBSERVER , February 28,2013 while having strawberry shortcake at Parksdale Farm Market. Have a great adventure. I like your pictures but could you give some information on where they are. I wish you a safe trip and enjoy. Be careful too. Here is the link to my wife’s blog on a road trip we took across country on a motorcycle. goldwingwest.blogspot.com . It’s not finished but it’s pretty good.
1. Skyler McDonald says:
  
  March 6, 2013 at 3:55 am
  
  John,
  
  Thanks for dropping us a line and for the link to your own travel blog. We’ll keep your comment on captions in mind as we work on future posts. Thanks again and we hope you ate a little extra shortcake for us!
Douglas D Peters says:

April 19, 2013 at 3:08 pm

I hope you both get home aright love your best of all time Douglas Peters
1. Skyler McDonald says:
  
  April 23, 2013 at 3:24 am
  
  Thank you Doug! We appreciate your good wishes.
Lucy Capps says:

October 2, 2013 at 12:55 am

Your trip sounds awesome! I am trying to plan a trip to SE Asia for 2014 and will definitely use some of your suggestions. I second the reply about going to Prague – great place. And Budapest and Munich are really great as well! As far as South America goes, I would definitely recommend Argentina. I spent 28 days there last Nov/Dec and had an unbelievable time – went to Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza, day trip to Uruguay, El Calafate, El Chalten, Bariloche, and the Salta region. Unbelievable trip! Definitely recommend it!
Luiz DR says:

February 25, 2014 at 9:08 am

Try not to miss Rio de Janeiro’s carnaval in march 2014! =]

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