I’m going to start things off with a few weekend jaunts to Quebec City, weather permitting, to see the Bonhomme Carnaval (”The Biggest Winter Carnival in the World”) and to explore a sugar shack where maple syrup is produced. March 7th is my final day at work, and that evening I’ll begin my road trip south to New Orleans (via Alfred, NY to pick up my sister and Pittsburgh, PA to visit relatives.) In New Orleans I’ll drop off my car and accumulated “stuff” with my parents and make my way into the unknown.

United States and Canada (February - March 2008):

Mexico and Central America (March - June 2008) Details to come.

Ecuador, the Galapagos, Peru, and Bolivia (June - August 2008)

Western Europe (September 2008)

Istanbul to Cairo, overland (October - December 2008)

India and Sri Lanka (December - February 2009)

Southeast Asia (February - May 2009)

China and Japan (May - July 2009)

Australia, Fiji, and Honolulu (July - August 2009)