6 months on the road!
Six months ago today, we left Pittsburgh to start this crazy journey. Our travels took us briefly to New York City, then to 3 continents and 17 countries: Spain, France, Morocco, back to Spain, to Portugal, again back to Spain, to the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and Japan. It has been a wild and surreal 6 months. Sometimes I have to remember to stop and take it all in. By this point, we are used to the constant movement and being surrounded by sights, people, food, and language that are completely foreign. The other day, I noticed myself just walking down the street in Fukuoka, Japan, like it was any city, in any country. I had to stop and remind myself, holy crap, you’re in Japan!
Our plans for the next six months are mostly the same as our original plans, although we already cut out China because we just don’t have time. We’ll be in Japan until October 27, when we fly to India. We’ll then head to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). We hope to finish up the trip in New Zealand, Australia, and possibly some island in the South Pacific. There’s talk of taking the long way home by way of a cross-country road-trip once we hit American soil, but we’ll have to see. There is a certain furry gray cat we’ll be eager to be reunited with and friends and family we miss.
Since I know you are starting to miss us as well, don’t forget you can track our progress here. We’ve updated and improved the map since its creation. In addition to showing our detailed itinerary by date and city, it also lists the places where we’ve stayed. Starting with South Africa, I’ve started listing a brief review of each place we’ve stayed. Finding a place to stay is a neverending task for us, so hopefully it will help someone in the future.
A while back, I promised a packing list and updates to how things have faired. Since I procrastinated so long, you get two in one. We’re thinking about ditching some more things before we leave Japan since we will be in hot weather climates for about 4 months. I will try to note those deletions.
Thanks for reading along!
Aww, it seems like forever and yesterday all at the same time since you’ve left. I just dropped you off at the Pittsburgh airport yesterday and yet look where all you’ve been already. Many, many, many people comment and appreciate that you share your journey with us all ~ you’re doing a great job! We’re all looking forward to where we’ll end up in the next six months ~ love you both!
Sean must be must furrier now if he was patted down for hashish. He looks quite clean shaven in this pic 🙂 Although I guess this was 3 countries ago.
Looking forward to hearing more. The stay at the eco place seems cool! I’d have loved that!
I’ll me emailing to get your “plans” for the cross country USA tour. I’m thinking maybe we can meet you along the way somewhere.
Miss you!
It is crazy that it’s at the halfway point…I miss you both and remember dropping you off at the airport as well. You look really pretty and happy in the pic!