2011 Travel Plans

[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Mitchellville, MD - this coming weekend</span> </div></div>

You won't be far from me, you know.

continuing with thread ....

Updated travel .... heading to<span style="font-weight: bold"> Jamaica</span>, February 9-16 Kingston mostly for business then a little Jamaica Inn for a getaway

[Marielle]

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[Marielle]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Uganda &amp; Kenya - June
India - November</div></div>

Wow! Fantastic! Been to Kenya and India (and Sri Lanka by boat), 3 months travel each when I was footloose and fancy-free!

Both amazing countries! India will blow your mind, like going to another planet! I had a terrible culture shock coming back to the West...

You must go to Lamu when you're in Kenya, fabulous island to hang out, car-less, fabulous houses in town you can rent, or stay in a rooftop hotel, saw locals who looked Indonesian there, and Africans with blue eyes.
Turkana is also amazing, other-worldly (that's where the Leakeys did their anthropological digs).

And Twiga beach is great, south of Mombasa (ferry over the river and catch the bus), you can pitch your tent there! Right on the ocean, it's bliss! The overland trucks stop there for a rest after coming down from UK.
My sister also based herself there for 5 months!
It's all fabulous really! Masai Mara, Samburu, the men will pop your eyes in all their finery! They're beautiful too, real eye-candy!
(Read &quot;The White Masai&quot;! True story, film made of it too).

Nairobi a.k.a.Nairobbery! You'll be fine, but don't wander around at night! Thorntree Hotel is the place to hang out there, the terrace cafe, with the original Thorn Tree notice board (LP forum), all the overlanders hang out there and browse the notices, you could find yourself with a group going to Tanzania or South Africa for instance! Always interesting peeps to meet there. I actually met a guy in Kenya that had cycled there from London, and 2 Dutch guys on motorbikes. Oh, I've heard Uganda is one of the most beautiful in Africa, would love to go to the Ruwenzoris(sp?), bet you'll go there!

If you want any info, gis a shout, where are you going in India? I was in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Madurai (TN) has an amazing temple you can climb to the top of, and rented a house on Kovalam Beach (K) which is amazing, so laid back, but hotels there now I think (like all those places, Negril, Goa, Ibiza, Pipa Brazil, Nuweiba etc.the hippies discover it and hang out cos it's so chill and then the Hiltons move in!!).

The back waters of Kerala are also great to travel around by boat, stopping off for curry lunch on the riverbank eaten off a banana leaf...

Well, back to reality! We leave for Mali on Friday!! Via Casablanca! Better get me skates on then!!

[MsExced]

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Travelling stateside this year

Boone - NC
Ashville - NC
Destin - FL

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Outside of usual U.S. travel for my job here's what I have lined up:

Miami, FL - 5 days in March

Jamaica - 8 days in April or May

Peru - two months in the Fall or Winter for Spanish immersion - this is iffy as it depends on approval of a proposal I offered my employer.

If Peru does not pan out then I'm going to Bahia, Brazil <span style="font-weight: bold">or</span> Jerusalem, Sinai, Egypt for two weeks in the Fall. </div></div>

WOW Peasie .... all these plans sound simply divune!! awesome adventures!

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R00TS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We been talking a bout a 2week drive acrost the states to northern CA.
Weve both been, but not together

shhh I would rather go to mexico and just eat </div></div>

I too have been hoping for a Drive Across The States trip as an adult ~

I was sort of dreaming it would be a drive with my sweetheart ~ but I can't keep just dreaming about things ... just haffi get on with it and go myself

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SandiF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Morocco in a month (planning for 2 trips there and on one leg there will be a route to Barcelona)

Would love to make that long thought of trip to either Egypt and Tunisia or Greece and Tunisia. It all depends on time and how much I can afford to take off

Never one to back down on my words, a road trip out west
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all these destinations sound wonderful as well ... way way far back in early days ~ I dated a guy from Egypt ~ he never took me!!

I may have to take that trip on my own one day ... *sigh* Greece ~

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marielle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Goodie! My favourite subject!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If Peru does not pan out then I'm going to Bahia, Brazil <span style="font-weight: bold">or</span> Jerusalem, Sinai, Egypt for two weeks in the Fall. </div></div>

They are BOTH amazing! So do them both, not necesarily this year!

I have lots of plans, but you know, life is what happens while making other plans and all that!

But one thing is definate! End of the month my son and I go to Mali!!! I've already started a thread on it, with some websites etc so you can get a taste! it's going to be amazing!

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I feel like such an idiot ... I don't think I have ever heard of Mali ... haffi go Google it .... and I must go check your other thread.

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fancy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">FL - this month
Paris - round my bday i think
Amsterdam - not sure when exactly
Jamaica - sumfest
VA - gotta visit home every year
NYC - in the summer
ATL - not sure exactly when

thats all i have in the works...i never know as far as unplanned trips

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WOW ~ you are so much wearing the Travelin Pants!! lots a trips for you ~

Woot Woot!!

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stormmey1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jamaica......February

Sweden.......May

Britain.........August </div></div>

nice nice nice .... August will be a nice time for Britain .... I was just thinking this morning ... hmm - maybe a trip back to England in August - for my son's 21st. Go spend time with his Fambalee there ~

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JAmerican Ooman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jamaica - February 2 weeks

Jamaica - July 1 month

My first cruise somewhere in the fall..

Still planning my trip to Seychelles. I think I am going to save this for when I retire in 18months because I don't want to be time restricted..

Its gonna take me two days to get there from the east coast Still trying to wrap my brain around this one..

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Your First Cruise!! Woot Woot .... lot's of fun plans here too! and a soon come retirement! YeeHaa ... good for you ~

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jazz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">WOW - some nice exotic places lined up this year - I am looking forward to reading all these trip reports

mi nuh sure yet what the year holds... was thinking of going asia side go meet some long lost relations but it all depends on missa Jazz wuk schedule an watnot - so ccyaan say fe sure... may end up doing nothing...

unless mi win mega millions and den I will do de whole WORLD!!! </div></div>

I say the same!! Looking forward to all the reports!

hope the work schedule can coordinate with your travelin plans ... a search for lost relations in Asia sounds exotic for sure.

too right ~ Do The World!!

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: myself</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Victoria island BC........August
Cuba/Jamaica.........December </div></div>

nice nice ~ I have loved seeing the photos from others trips to Cuba!

happy planning ~

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mitchellville, MD - this coming weekend
Ohio (Couple cities) - end of Feb &amp; May
Uganda &amp; Kenya - June
India - November

Jamaica - one of these days </div></div>

WOW WOW ... it will be fun tagging along on these reports!!

[Laurel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Compray</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Mitchellville, MD - this coming weekend</span> </div></div>

You won't be far from me, you know.

continuing with thread ....

Updated travel .... heading to<span style="font-weight: bold"> Jamaica</span>, February 9-16 Kingston mostly for business then a little Jamaica Inn for a getaway </div></div>

**sigh** Jamaica Inn .... that is SO on my list!! sweet! I gotz to have me one of those too!