YAY!! I did it!! My second last day of work and I've finally managed to knock up an itinerary (yes, MY CONTRIBUTION!) for our trip. It's for Glen and my parents so they can track us through the continents. Although, knowing my parents, it'll serve to be an excellent place mat for my mother's Chicken and Herb Soup. Nevertheless, I do like making itineraries and since this is my second last day as a travel agent bitch, it is fitting that I be the one to do a custom itinerary for a demanding pain-in-the-arse client, ie me and Glen.
So, I have decided to post it here - enjoy!
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SANDRA AND GLEN - AUG TO APR ADVENTURE
1. 19 AUG - 22 AUG :
San Francisco - Sightseeing
- HI Hostel, San Francisco, Union Square
1-415-78856004
2. 22 AUG - 20 DEC:
Costa Rica Rainforest Outward Bound - Spanish Immersion Adventure - see itinerary or go to http://www.crrobs.org/courses/sia/itinerary/index.shtml
- CRROBS, PO BOX 1817-2050, San Pedro, San Jose
1-800-676-2018
3. 20 DEC - 5 JAN:
Unplanned as yet - will be travelling from San Jose through Colombia to go into Ecuador. Likely itinerary will be SAN JOSE - CARTAGENA - BOGOTA - QUITO. Make friends with the local drug lords, Juan and Carlos. Get picked up by guerillas, wearing gorilla outfits.
4. 5 JAN - 14 JAN:
Quito - Start Galapagos tour with Gap Adventures. The trip is called Land Galapagos - Multi Activities. See http://www.gapadventures.com/tour/SEGL for details.
5. 14 JAN - 17 JAN:
Kicking back in Quito, and contemplating our fabulous Galapagos trip. Maybe take a trip into the jungle, and make friends with a howler monkey.
6. 17 JAN - 1 FEB:
Again, unplanned as yet. We will be flying from Quito to Caracas in Venezuela on the 17 Jan, however, will be trying to make our way to Cuidad Bolivar as soon as possible by coach, or train. From there, we will go to Angel Falls if we can, before bussing onwards to Manaus in Brazil. In Manaus, we will be literally throwing ourselves into the Amazon Jungle to commune with the natives and the pumas. By 31 Jan, Glen and I will hopefully be crowned King and Queen of the Jungle by then.
7. 1 FEB - 5 FEB:
Arriba!!! Rio Carnivale!!! Fly from Manaus to Rio De Janeiro to join the Carnival festivities!
- Arcos Rio Palace Hotel, Av Mem de Sa 117, Lapa
+55-21-2242-8116
8. 5 FEB - 24 MAR:
Join Budget Expeditions tour - called Pacific to Atlantic. It’s a 7 week journey from Rio to Lima.
See http://www.budgetexpeditions.com/tour/South+America/Pacific+to+Atlantic/109 for details.
- Hotel Riazor, Rua Do Catete 160, Catete (Joining hotel)
+55-21-2225-0121
9. 24 MAR - 26 MAR:
Hang around Lima for awhile. Buy a big poncho and ride llamas all day. Call ourselves Pancho Ralph and Panchita Nina.
10. 26 MAR - 05 APR:
Fly from Lima to Santiago and enjoy the last final days of our trip. This part is also unplanned but depending on finances, should go as follows.
WITH MONEY: Head north to the pretty seaside resort towns. Stay in beautiful hotels, and have hot showers and massages and cocktails for the first time in months.
NO MONEY: Stay in the airport - try to perhaps rent out a locker for our stuff. Take turns sleeping on the most comfortable looking chairs in the transit lounges. Try to suck the starch out of our shoelaces for nourishment. Cry.
11. 5 APR - 7 APR
HOME!!!
