As we plan this trip, we’re refining our route. We’re also sure that when we’re traveling, we won’t stick to the planned route 100%. That said, we know we’re going to start in South America, go from there to South-East Asia and then on to China – with possibly a quick stop in Japan. From China we will continue through Central Asia to the Middle East and then Cairo. We plan to stop in Ireland to visit family on our way home to Seattle.
Part I: South America |
![Ecuador Ecuador](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Ecuador.gif) |
Ecuador |
Week 1: Quito |
Week 2-4: Montanita, spanish lessons, surf lessons and exploring the coastal area. |
![Peru Peru](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Peru.gif) |
Peru |
Week 5: Lima, Nazca Lines, Arequipa |
Week 6: Cuzco, hike Machu Picchu |
Week 7: Puno, Lake Titicaca. |
![Bolivia Bolivia](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Bolivia.gif) |
Bolivia |
Week 8: La Paz, volunteer at the NPH orphanage outside Santa Cruz |
Week 9: Salar de Uyuni. |
![Chile Chile](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Chile.gif) |
Chile |
Week 9: Hiking in Atacama, Parque Nacional Lauca |
Week 10: Valparaiso |
Week 11: Santiago. |
![Argentina Argentina](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Argentina.gif) |
Argentina |
Week 12: Mendoza to Cordoba to Tucuman |
Week 13: Ascuncion and Iguazu Falls |
Week 14-16: Buenos Aires |
Part II: South East Asia and China |
![Japan Japan](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Japan.gif) |
Japan |
Week 17-18: Skiing in Japan |
![Thailand Thailand](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Thailand.gif) |
Thailand |
Week 19: Sukhothai to Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong |
![Laos Laos](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Laos.gif) |
Laos |
Week 20: Luang Prabang |
Week 21: Vientiane |
![Vietnam Vietnam](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Vietnam.gif) |
Vietnam |
Week 22: Hanoi |
Week 23: Ho Chi Minh City + Mekong Delta |
![Cambodia Cambodia](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Cambodia.gif) |
Cambodia |
Week 24: Angkor Wat |
![Thailand Thailand](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Thailand.gif) |
Thailand |
Week 25 + 26: Beaching it by the Andaman Sea |
(Seriously, the kids are going to learn to scuba dive). |
![China China](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/China.gif) |
China |
Like any good project manager I’m padding the time required for this section while we figure out what we want to do and where we want to go. |
Week 27: Hong Kong |
Week 28: Shanghai |
Week 29: Beijing |
Week 30: Xi’an |
Week 31 -34: Xi’an to Kashgar (Silk Road) |
Part III: Central Asia (Silk Road) |
![Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Republic](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Kyrgyz-Republic.gif) |
Kyrgyzstan |
Week 35 |
![Tajikistan Tajikistan](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Tajikistan.gif) |
Tajikistan |
Week 36: Hiking in the Pamirs |
![Uzbekistan Uzbekistan](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Uzbekistan.gif) |
Uzbekistan |
Week 37-39: Taskhent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva |
![Turkmenistan Turkmenistan](http://wandermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Turkmenistan.gif) |
Turkmenistan |
Week 40: There’s some disagreement in our household as to whether or not we’ll cross the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan or whether we’ll try a land-based route. |
Part IV: The Middle East and Egypt |
We’re still working on our plan for this section… |
And then home to Seattle ![:)](http://wandermom.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png)
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