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“What’s your itinerary?” is invariably the second question people ask me when I tell them that I’m taking a trip around the world (the third question if you count “Who are you and why are you on my pool table?” as two questions). It’s kind of hard one to answer, because we only kind of have an itinerary.
We have a round-the-world ticket to carry us through most of the journey. (Yes, round-the-world tickets really exist. More about them in another post.) But it doesn’t start until a third of the way through the trip; and it’s only to get us to different regions of the world; and we can change the travel dates as much as we want; and in some cases we need to cross entire subcontinents to get from one plane to another.
So we’re pretty much making it up as we go. But this map gives a rough outline of how we expect the trip will play out. Click on the placemarkers and the lines for my notations. Keep in mind that the routes shown are for representational purposes only so disregard them if they’re crossing demilitarized zones, yeti habitats, etc.
So, will you be riding the camels in Morocco or in Egypt? I hear that the Moroccan camels are tamer.
While you are in Europe, if you actually do get to Sardinia, I have a photo commission for you. More on that later. Email me from Italy.
Oh, and I am really glad that you are stopping in Singapore! That’s a very interesting city, not to be missed. I haven’t seen it in over 30 years, so I will hope for an updated report.
Bon voyage!
You said: “Our round the world ticket begins in Casablanca. Also we’re going there for the waters.” But you have been misinformed. Casablanca is in the desert! Make sure you go and see the Free French garrison in Braseville. Do you have enough to pay your expenses?
I am offended that the trip is “officially starting” on September 27. What, coming to see us in Maryland this week isn’t “official” enough? I want a pin, dammit, and a marker with the number 1 clearly marking Columbia, Maryland as the starting point of Seth and Sophie’s great adventure.
Congratulations on taking the plunge and enjoy every second of it.