My dears...
In 9 days from now, on the 1st of March, I will be boarding a plane from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Argentinia! From there, the journey will continue through Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Central Amerika up to Mexico City, from where the next flight will take me to Beijing, China (unfortunately, I haven't been able to get a chineses visa yet, so I hope it will work out!). From there, the plan is to take the train to Lhasa (getting a Tibetan visa will be the next challenge) and to spend some time with Tibetan monks before continuing on the Friendship Highway to Kathmandu. After having explored Nepal, or at least the area around the capital, I will be continuing on to India, where my first stop will probably be Kolkata. From this huge city I will make my way down the eastern coast and around the southern tip of India by bus and train, passing places like Puducherry, Bangaluru, Mysore and Hampi, before ending up in Goa! Then it's a time- and budget-decision, whether I will take a plane from Mumbai to Bankok or home- if (as I hope) it's Bankok, I will probably finish my world trip with a three months tour through Kambodia, Vietnam and Laos, although I'm also considering the option of going down south and doing a "jungle-tour" through Malaysia, Indonesia and perhaps the Phillipines! All in all, I'm giving myself one years time, at the most. Of course, this route is preliminary and bound to change every two days, or so- but just to give you an idea...
This blog is intended, to keep the "loved ones" at home and -hopefully- some new frinds from "the road" informed about my whereabouts and adventures! I'm keeping it in english, since it's the language I think the majority of you will be able to understand.
Right now, the preparations are in their final throes and I'm really starting to get nervous!!
I've sold my car, took care of my pets (snakey has been sold and bunny is going to Marburg in May, where he will be spending the rest of his life as an "outdoor-rabbit"!) and found someone who will rent my room for the time I'm gone. I've got my US- and Indian-Visa (I'll try to get the Chinese one in Ecuador- will be alot of fun explaining to a Chinese guy in Spanish, that this German girl needs a visa!!), also a Visa-card, travellers checks, insurances and all the other formal shit and had a total of 7 vaccinations done in the last 4 weeks, which is making me feel like I have the flu, permanently. Also I've been trying to learn at least a little bit of Spanisch (una cerveca, por favor!), since English only probably won't get me through all of South America...
Now all there's left to do, is say goodbye to all my friends and family (which isn't easy, either, since they're spread all across the country!), to clear my room and to pack my backpack!
Like I said, my first stop will be Buenos Aires, and I'll try to update and start loading some pics there. I hope you will all enjoy reading about my trip, and that I will have good internet connections, so I can keep you informed regularly. For those of you who don't know, where to spend their holidays this year- I'll always be happy about visitors and fellow travellers!!
I'm really going to miss you all!!! See you next year...and take care!
In 9 days from now, on the 1st of March, I will be boarding a plane from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Argentinia! From there, the journey will continue through Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Central Amerika up to Mexico City, from where the next flight will take me to Beijing, China (unfortunately, I haven't been able to get a chineses visa yet, so I hope it will work out!). From there, the plan is to take the train to Lhasa (getting a Tibetan visa will be the next challenge) and to spend some time with Tibetan monks before continuing on the Friendship Highway to Kathmandu. After having explored Nepal, or at least the area around the capital, I will be continuing on to India, where my first stop will probably be Kolkata. From this huge city I will make my way down the eastern coast and around the southern tip of India by bus and train, passing places like Puducherry, Bangaluru, Mysore and Hampi, before ending up in Goa! Then it's a time- and budget-decision, whether I will take a plane from Mumbai to Bankok or home- if (as I hope) it's Bankok, I will probably finish my world trip with a three months tour through Kambodia, Vietnam and Laos, although I'm also considering the option of going down south and doing a "jungle-tour" through Malaysia, Indonesia and perhaps the Phillipines! All in all, I'm giving myself one years time, at the most. Of course, this route is preliminary and bound to change every two days, or so- but just to give you an idea...
This blog is intended, to keep the "loved ones" at home and -hopefully- some new frinds from "the road" informed about my whereabouts and adventures! I'm keeping it in english, since it's the language I think the majority of you will be able to understand.
Right now, the preparations are in their final throes and I'm really starting to get nervous!!
I've sold my car, took care of my pets (snakey has been sold and bunny is going to Marburg in May, where he will be spending the rest of his life as an "outdoor-rabbit"!) and found someone who will rent my room for the time I'm gone. I've got my US- and Indian-Visa (I'll try to get the Chinese one in Ecuador- will be alot of fun explaining to a Chinese guy in Spanish, that this German girl needs a visa!!), also a Visa-card, travellers checks, insurances and all the other formal shit and had a total of 7 vaccinations done in the last 4 weeks, which is making me feel like I have the flu, permanently. Also I've been trying to learn at least a little bit of Spanisch (una cerveca, por favor!), since English only probably won't get me through all of South America...
Now all there's left to do, is say goodbye to all my friends and family (which isn't easy, either, since they're spread all across the country!), to clear my room and to pack my backpack!
Like I said, my first stop will be Buenos Aires, and I'll try to update and start loading some pics there. I hope you will all enjoy reading about my trip, and that I will have good internet connections, so I can keep you informed regularly. For those of you who don't know, where to spend their holidays this year- I'll always be happy about visitors and fellow travellers!!
I'm really going to miss you all!!! See you next year...and take care!
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