I’ve been mentally planning this trip for about 15 months, including the last 4 months of actual planning. Of course, I could not have figured this all out on my own, so it’s time to thank everyone who helped me turn this dream into reality.
Mom and Dad - I’ve tried to be as self […]
Unlike most vacations (domestic or international), my journey will not be a round trip ticket. Instead, I will be flying completely around the world eastbound until I arrive back in Chicago in November. This eastbound journey means by mid-November, I will have completed one more revolution of the earth than those of you […]
I’ll take a quick break from my future travels to talk about my past travels. The weekend my website crashed was the weekend I was in Puerto Rico with Paul and Hiral, so I’ve only now gotten around to […]
Here is the FINAL (temporarily) itinerary. All flights that I have planned to book before departure have been booked and ticketed. The rest of the transportation I will figure out on the way, so those dates are flexible (denoted by *):
Buenos Aires, Argentina 6/29-7/2
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 7/2-7/5
Lisbon, Portugal 7/6-7/9
Johannesburg, South Africa 7/10
Safari […]
I added one more stop on my trip. . . . why not???
UPDATE:
Ok, so I’m not actually planning to conquer Mt. Everest, but a trek to the base camp is a possibility. I’ve added Nepal as a destination to meet up with Aaron and Chris, and we are going on a trek through the […]
As of Sunday, Jessica and I are both certified PADI Open Water Divers. We completed our open water dives at Pearl Lake in South Benoit, IL - an overpriced campground with a lake for beach activities on one side and scuba on the other. I guess there really isn’t much competition for good […]
Yesterday, June 13, was the 24th anniversary of my entry into this world. Birthdays have become a bit less exciting recently, as is expected, but it’s still nice to have a day where you can pretty much do whatever you want and “It’s my birthday” is a suitable excuse.
I didn’t do much, admittedly my […]
I’ve reposted all of my old pictures, and I’m gradually reposting the descriptions. I also re-added Paul’s toolbar, with a link to our favorite lip-synching chubby Dutch friend. The link I used before is dead, so I just put the file on my site. I may have to change that if it […]
I’ve decided to extend my trip from the original 3 months to almost 5 months. I know you are all eager to book your flights to come visit me along my way, so here is my updated itinerary:
Buenos Aires, Argentina 6/29-7/2
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 7/2-7/5
Lisbon, Portugal 7/6-7/9
Johannesburg, South Africa 7/10
Safari through South Africa, Botswana, […]
By the time I leave for this trip I will be virtually indestructible. I’ve received 5 immunization shots so far, with 5 more to come (I actually declined the 3 shot Rabies series). Here is the list:
Hepatitis A+B combo (2 shots)
Japanese Encephalitis (3 shots)
Yellow Fever
Typhoid Fever
Polio
Meningitis
Influenza
I will also have prescriptions for Malarone, which […]