If you’re a regular reader of this blog (this is where you nod your head, yes) you may have read my itinerary post way back in January where I laid out a list of countries in Asia I plan to visit on my upcoming RTW trip. Although Asia is still in my plans, I have made a few changes in recent weeks. As I prepare for my trip different factors have come into play, money being one and my Dad’s upcoming 75th birthday being the other. I hate the idea of being half way around the world on his birthday and thoughts of flying home for the weekend to surprise him were squashed when I looked at the price of flights. So, I’ve come up with a compromise, Central & South Americas.
I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. Living in Canada makes Central and South America very accessible and getting there is cheap! Flying from Calgary to Bangkok will cost $1,600-$2,200 however I can take a bus down to Mexico for $270, travel throughout Central & South Americas, take a bus home to surprise my Dad for his birthday and then fly from L.A. to New Zealand and on to Asia. It’s the perfect plan- okay maybe it’s not “perfect”, but it is better.
So here is my new itinerary…
After arriving in Morelia, MX by bus, I’ll be spending about a month traveling through southern Mexico before moving on to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama (I’m not sure about Belize). I’ll then fly to Bogota, Colombia and travel through Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil before making my way towards LA to catch a flight to New Zealand.
Depending on my funds at the time, I may spend up to 6 months working and traveling through New Zealand before flying to Asia where my original itinerary still stands. This is an open-ended RTW trip and to date I have roughly 30 countries on my list of places to go. I’ll be spending a lot of time in some countries and only a few weeks in others. But either way I’m going to be embarking on an amazing adventure. Is it August yet?
So, should we gather that your dad isn’t reading your blog? Otherwise, the surprise visit might be spoiled!!
Too bad I won’t be in LA when you get here. But there’s a lot of world out there, so I hope we cross paths somewhere along the way!
Hurry up August!!
I still have to teach my Dad how to get to my blog. By the time he finds it, this post will be buried and he won’t know a thing! haha
It’s too bad you won’t be in LA in January, but I’m sure our paths will cross somewhere in the world!
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Ohhhhh, I really hope I’m still down here when you get here! Yesterday, I moved my flight back AGAIN from, uh, tomorrow, to August 9th. (The original flight was November 6.) I love that you’re so close to your family — have fun at Dad’s birthday! Funny that he hasn’t found your blog. My parents read mine religiously, so I have to censor. Then they often print pages out to mail to my grandparents. Can’t get my brothers to bother with it, though!
I like the sound of it. Bussing it to Mexico will be interesting. When will you be in Argentina?
I know. I’m not sure about Argentina yet. I was thinking of flying from Mexico to Buenos Aries and then looping back around. If I did that then I’d like to be in Argentina late September or Oct.
so exciting! sounds like a great trip 🙂
Sounds like a good plan! I want to take that bus! Do they stop by Buffalo by any chance? I’m totally doing it once I get back to the States… and, umm, find some money after my current adventure.
I’m not sure about Buffalo, but it’s the same price for the bus from NYC to Mexico City 🙂 Believe me, I’m tempted to leave from NYC! haha