The Trip
Start in Anchorage and head to Grande Prairie, Alberta where my mother is from. Then head down to LA and take the Pan American highway to Argentina.
- Some of the places I want to see are:-
- Inca and Maya ruins
- Machu Picchu
- Antartic
- Some of the things I want to do are:-
- Visit family in the US and Canada
- Stay in a Eco lodge
- Go diving and White water rafting
- Some of the things I want to accomplish on this trip are:-
- Learn to speak Spanish.
- Start a regular yoga routine without having to go to the gym to do it.
- In my head I have a picture of myself with a guitar strapped to the back and learning to play but maybe that is unrealistic.
The Map
I have just done a really rough outline of my itinerary as I haven't started researching everything that I want to see yet. This will be refined in the coming months.
ps.if anyone know how to make a map interactive please let me know.
The countries and some of the things that I want to see are below:-
- Alaska 01 August 2008
- Canada
- Grande Prairie to visit family
- Drive down through Alberta to visit family
- US - leave my bike and go back to work for three months (Sept,Oct,Dec)
- LA, start of Part 2 01 Dec 08
- Texas
- Mexico 12th Dec 08
- Copper Canyon
- Teotihuacán, Mexico's biggest ancient city
- Oaxaca, City
- Paelnqe, best example of Maya architecture
- San Crisobal de Casas, colonial city with bohemian atmosphere
- est: 2 weeks act: 4 weeks
- Belize 9th Jan 09
- Cayo Distrist (Belmopan) Caving and underground tubing
- Caye Caulker, diving
- San Ignacio, Mayan ruins
- est: 1 week act: 3 weeks
- Guatemala 30th Jan 09
- Volcan Pacaya (active)
- Antigua
- Quetzaltenango
- Semuc Champey
- Chichcastenango, central america's largest indigenous market
- Rio Dulce
- Folres, Tikal ruins
- est: 1.5 act: 5 weeks
- El Salvador 9th Mar 09
- Santa Ana, colonial city
- Lago de Coatepeque
- org: was going to miss if running out of time act: 3 weeks
- Honduras 30th Mar 09
- Bay Islands, Utila (ferry from Tela)- cheap scuba diving but sounds like Bay of Islands where I am from
- Copán, Mayan ruins and hot springs
- Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, armadillos and class 4 white water rafting
- org: 1.5 weeks est: 2.5 weeks act:
- Nicaragua
- León, cultural centre
- Granada and San Juan del Sur (surfing)
- org: 1/2 week est: 2.5 weeks act:
- Costa Rica
- Parque Nacional Tortuguero, turtles laying eggs Mar-May
- Puerto Viego, beaches and nightlife
- Volcan Arenal, active volcanoe
- Corcovado National Park
- Reserva Santa Elena, virgin cloud-forest?
- Monteverde flying fox
- Liberia
- Orosi, hotsprings
- org: 1.5 est: 2.5 weeks act:
- Panama
- Panama City and the Canal
- Kuna Yala, indigenous islands
- Chiriqui Highlands, rare quetzal
- The Canopy Tower, unusual eco-lodge
- org: 1 week est: 2 weeks act:
- Columbia est 10th June
- Medellin
- Catagena
- Ciudad Perdida
- org: 1.5 weeks est: 1 month act:
- Venezuela, Brazil and the countries inbetween July/Aug 09
- Now that I have extra time why not
- org: not going to go est: 2 months act:
- Ecuador Sept 09
- Galapagos Islands
- Quito
- Cuenca
- Riobamba train called the devils backbone
- Amazon Basin
- Banos, white water rafting
- org: 1 week est: 1 month act:
- Peru Oct 09
- Cusco (white water rafting) and Machu Picchu, but might have to save it for another time due to it being the rainy season.
- Lima
- Arequipa museam
- Lago Titticaca
- Huacachina
- Nazca Lines, geometric shapes and animal figures drawn into the ground.
- org: 1.5 weeks est: 2 weeks act:
- Bolivia Oct 09
- La Paz, highest Capital City in the world
- Isla del Sol
- Uyuni
- Potosi, highest city in the world and silver mining
- org: 1.5 weeks est: 2 weeks act:
- Chile Nov 09
- Lake District, volcanic hot springs
- Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael, icebergs
- Easter Island
- Valparaiso, beaches
- White water rafting in Bio Bio and Futaleufu
- org: 2 weeks est: 1 month act:
- Argentina Dec 09, Jan 10
- San Antonia de Areco
- Buenos Aires
- Ushuaia
- Iguazú Falls
- Glaciar Perito Moreno, advancing glacier fragmenting into great chunks of ice
- I would like to get down to the Antartic from here
- org: 2 weeks est: 1 month act:
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