Monday, March 28, 2005

Hot dog stand and ice cream bikes.

Of course I'm only kidding. But wouldn't it be fun to spend next summer selling ice cream or hot dogs.

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Nicaragua

I vote on spending a good amount of time in Nicaragua. We have some connections with Ben Beachy, Julia's friend from work, and Celeste.

We should hit up the grand old colonial city islands off the coast of Grenada or the lazy beach town of San Juan Del Sur or the beautiful islands in Masaya.

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Thursday, March 24, 2005

En Route!

Man oh man! Here are some traveling links that might help us plan our trip if anyone gets a hankerin'

Buses
Maps

It's how we're getting through the great americas!

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Maldives

Hey, for round three of going to the south pacific or india areas, I thought the Maldives Islands would be a lot of fun. Check it out, there are 1,190 but less than 200 of them are inhabited. It's south west of Sri Lanka. Sounds like fun!

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Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Mexico

I found some very useful information about traveling to Mexico here.

Basically, to get in to Mexico we need:
• A passport.
• A tourist card (valid 3 months for single-entry up to 180 days) also know as a FM-T.
- For that we need $20, a passport, photo ID, and proof of sufficient funds.
- We can get a FM-T from most airlines serving Mexico. But if we want to be on the safe side then we can get into.
- There is also a departure tax of $10 is paid at airport when not included in the cost of the airline ticket.

Mexican Embassy in DC

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Some thoughts

Whilst drunkenly walking back from adams morgan last night, val and I thought that it would be a good idea to start our year long adventure in mexico and then venture south into other parts of el mundo. After that, who knows? So I thought it would be good to divide our trip into quarters.

First quarter
Latin America! This is a comfortable region to start off in because the language barriers are less extreme and it's close to home. It's like the baby step of traveling without having to go to western europe.

Second quarter
Africa! This is still close to home as two of us have traveled there. Much of africa (west and east) speaks a great deal of english. It's a great place and would be awesome during the beginning of the 2006 (as opposed to being there in july).

Third quarter
The South Pacific! After six months we will be experienced in the nuances of travel abroad and will be better prepared for a voyage into a very unfamiliar part of the globe.

Fourth quarter
Who knows? Maybe some time to travel alone or to revisit some of our SST homes. Maybe we could leave this part completely open and see where fate takes us. I don't know.

Keep in mind these were just suggestions; but remember kids, we will have to decide at some point.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

ECUADOR (including the Galapagos Islands)

*Passport required. Visa not required for a stay of up to 90 days. For information concerning longer stays or other types of travel, contact the Embassy of Ecuador, 2535 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202/234-7166) or nearest Consulate General: CA (323/658-6020 or 415/957-5921/22), FL (305/539-8214/15), IL (312/329-0266), LA (504/523-3229), MA (617/738-9465/68), NJ (201/985-2959/60), NY (212/808-0211/12), or TX (713/572-8731).

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THAILAND

*Passport required. Tourists staying no longer than 30 days do not need a visa. For longer stays, obtain a visa in advance. Visa requires 1 application form, 2 photos, postage for return of passport by mail, and appropriate fee. Transit visa, for stay of up to 30 days, $20 per entry fee, or tourist visa, for stay of up to 60 days, $25 per entry fee. Extensions may be applied for in Thailand. Transit and tourist visas require copy of airline ticket or itinerary. Business visas, valid up to 90 days, require $20 entry fee or $40 fee for multiple-entry and company letter (on letterhead) stating purpose of visit, name of company, and address of counterpart in Thailand. (Note: All visa fees are payable in cash or money order, if applying in person, or by money order only, if applying by mail. Apply at the Royal Thai Embassy, 1024 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202/944-3600), or the nearest Consulate General: CA (323/962-9574), IL (312/664-3129), or NY (212/754-1770). For other Consulates General throughout the U.S., call 202/944-3600.

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This is why we can't be air couriors

The Washington Post guy says that its impossible to travel a a group or on any schedule or with much luggage. But if we're still interested, we can all become members for $45 and travel at different times.

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Monday, March 21, 2005

heh heh

so just so i'm clear
we're not going to Antarctica?

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Thursday, March 10, 2005

Not a travel Bible, but one person's experience

Brad Olson, the author of the travel book World Stompers, put together this brief summary of his travels prior to publishing his book. (This is the guy who puts "Spliff Zones" in his world maps.)

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Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Things we might want to bring in our packs

First aid kit
Sleepingbags

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Living on the cheap while we are saving money

Ideas?
Let's eat out only once a month, eh?

Some cheap and EASY recipes for when we're tired of stir-fry
Curried rice
Lasagna with Beans
Non-Campbell's soup
Banana Curry?
Fresh spaghetti alternative
Baked Cavetelli
Turkey Tetrazzini
Lasagna Rolls
Broccoli Pasta
Turkey and Rice Casserole
Veggies in a blanket
Bean Burgers
Veggie Casserole
Beans Cubano
Filipino Lumpia Wrappers

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Random Links (if you're bored)

Sleeping in airports
Beat Priceline.com
Recipes

posted by meg @ 9:05 PM 0 comments

my opinions

i think traveling in the winter is cheaper.
i don't think we'll be ready to go in august this year.

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We have a goal!

$8,000 or August 1, 2006!!
Which ever comes first.

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