Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Itinerary

23 hours until departure.
I have yet to book a return flight, but I'm figuring on late August.

That gives me about 90 days.
Here's the current plan (subject to change without notice):

Israel [May 31st - June 12th]
Organized tour throughout the country via the Birthright Israel Program. It's nice having others plan things for you.

Turkey [June 12th - June 27th]
Backpacking with two friends throughout the Eastern half of the country. General route consisting of Istanbul, the Aegean Coast, the Western Mediterranean coast, central Anatolia (Cappadocia), then back to Istanbul.

Bulgaria [June 28th - July 5th]
My solo journey begins here. I intend to make my way up the Black Sea coast to Varna, then head inland towards the capital, Sofia, and perhaps a town or two in the Southwest as well.

Macedonia [July 6th - July 9th]
Alexander the Great. That's about the extent of my prior knowledge of this country. Sometimes it can be fun to have almost no expectations about a destination or experience.

Albania [July 10th - 15th]
Albania is no longer the poorest nation in Europe. Sorry Moldova. Still, one guide book described it as "challenging, infuriating, and utterly enchanting."

Montenegro [July 15th - July 17th]
The newest country in Europe...

Croatia [July 18th - July 24th]
The southern half of Croatia, the Dalmatian coast, was one of the most stunning locales I visited last summer, and as of now I see no reason not to spend a few days back there this time around.

Italy [July 25th - August 2nd]
This part of my journey is very open-ended, save for visiting a friend who is working at a restaurant in a small Italian town about an hour south of Florence.

Montpellier, France [August 3rd - August 25th]
After spending nearly two months on the road, it should be a nice change of pace to settle down in a single location for a few weeks. I'll be taking french classes a few hours a day, but not much else the rest of the time. I'm very excited.

Paris and Homeward [August 25th - 28th]
I might spend a few days in Paris before catching a flight home.

1 comment:

  1. You better amend that itinerary to include some sunny el salvador in late september. you need to be here.

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