Hello - just joined this group thro Wade's spreadsheet (as have many others it seems...) so just thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Emma, I am 26, married...
Welcome to the group Emma For those who may be wondering what the spreadsheet Emma is referring to. It's a spreadsheet attempting to illustrate when a good...
Hello there and welcome! I got a question tho: how are you planning to jump from East Africa to SEA? Im off for my own RTW in few weeks and I just cant find a...
Yague, Hector
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Jan 4, 2004 11:07 am
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Thank you, Wade. My first panic is over. Here is what i found out: - the first oneworld flight available for the first leg of my itin. (Ethiopia) is on Jan 21,...
Best of luck Akos Hope you will have time to drop us all a note about your experiences in Ethiopia, I sense it has become quite a buzzy destination. I guess ...
Hi all! My name is Lindsay (age 24, F) and I leave for my "RTW in 10 months" experience in just under a month! My route is not completely planned but it goes...
Welcome to the group Linz I know you guys get alot of sun and thus a bit of chilly weather is something of a novelty, but I personally wouldn't choose to come...
hey! since i found this group through the weather spreadsheet, here is another weather worry: I'm setting off mid-june this year. I really want to start off in...
Hi Jo It dependss how long in total you wanted to "allocate" to SEA and your tolerance of rain. If you are set on visiting SEA first and plan a June kickoff...
Wade, thanks for the advice. i had another look at the weather spreadsheet, and it looks like between sounthern thailand, malaysia and indonesia in june-august...
Wade, How can (IF) one can make suggestions to your spreadsheet? I think everyone should chime in and give specifics about specific cities because the temps...
Hi Wade and all, I joined this list months ago and have just been lurking / reading all posts. My name is Filipe, 32 years, and i'm leaving on July 2004 a 16...
Thanks for the suggestion Mike I'm completely open to ways that the spreadsheet can be improved or ammended. It was all done in a bit of a rush to be honest...
Hi Filipe Sounds like a great plan with a real diversity of places on your itinerary. You have managed to schedule being in most places at nice times of the ...
To add my unasked opinion- I would definitely reccomend Annapurna over Everest for scenery and the feel of the trek. If you want the 'been there' factor, I...
I'm considering taking my first long trip (more than a month) in several years, sure it may mean giving up my job, but I can always find another one, right? ...
I think your itineray is just about doable, but nevertheless you might consider slowing it down a bit. You can whizz around South island in 2 weeks, but there...
Hello all, Im few weeks away from my RTW departure and I need to buy a travel insurance policy within the next couple of weeks. Im a spanish citizen. So far,...
Yague, Hector
hectoryague2002@...
Jan 6, 2004 12:43 am
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... insurance policy within the next couple of weeks. Hector, I have no idea how competitive this policy will be (asks for age, length or trip etc) but you...
Thanks for your message, Wade. In the earlier stages of planning, i assigned a month or so to travel overland throught Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia before...
Hi, I looked into travelling to Bhutan for ages and could not find any travel company that could get in without the government fees. It is just one of these...
If you don't mind trekking for days in abandoned Himalyan passes you can sneak in... I don't know anyone who traveled there without paying the governmetn...
Thanks for the response. I would like more time in New Zealand and Austrailia, but I figure I am more likely to return there than to SEA. I do have about a...
I just spend 10 days in Tasmania in November. It's a lovely place. I'd give yourself 10 days. That gives you ample time to get a good sense of the region. One ...
What are car rental prices like? and do I need an international liscense (this is actually a broader question, is there anywhere where a U.S. liscense wouldn't...
... If it's in English and has a photo, the US licence will be plenty. You'll also need a credit card for leaving a deposit on the car. As for prices - you...
Filipe and group - i'm also thinking of going to bhutan, scratch that, i've been wanting to go to bhutan for years and am on the verge of signing up for a tour...
Hello, wow, down to 9 weeks to go!!! :-) after lots of hemming and hawing, i'm backing off from my original, very-specific-plan-of-cities to very vague,...
