Holiday Who?

February 10th
Ann Arbor, MI

Now comes the part of our trip where we pare down to the material possessions that should remain more or less consistent for the remainder of our time traveling. From the beginning, I recognized this drive across the US as the indulgence that its additional costs demonstrate it to be. By cost, I mean purely financial. There is no question this time is being well spent. With respect to indulgence, anything less than a beeline to the Third World is excessive given our lack of income. Europe, then too, is an indulgence. It differs, though, in that we shed all that we can’t carry. It also differs in that, apart from Karolina, we stop visiting friends and, with luck, friends might start visiting us.

We made it clear from the get-go we wanted our friends to share in this adventure. I’m here to say once more, “Come on out and join us!” Our rough, overall schedule is below. If you’re interested in joining in at any point along the way for a festival, for a special city or country, just to get some warm weather or if you want to have an adventure and want to try something new; we’ll do whatever we can to coordinate with you so we can meet. Come keep us company! We’ll remember it the rest of our lives.

SPAIN: mid-February through early to mid-April
HOLLAND/AMSTERDAM: mid-April through early May
INDIA: early May through September or early October (this will include some weeks in Nepal in late’ish May.
TIBET: early October through early December.
SOUTHERN CHINA: December through mid-January
VIETNAM/CAMBODIA/LAOS/THAILAND/BURMA: We have a rough route planned through here. If you’re interested, stay in touch. As we get closer in time, we’ll have clearer dates.