2016
Asia
March 8th - March 20th - India
March 20th - March 28th - Malaysia
March 28th - April 12th - Myanmar
April 12th - April 14th - Thailand
April 14th - May 13th - The Philippines
May 14th - May 26th - Malaysia
May 26th - June 14th - Indonesia
June 14th - June 23rd - Timor-Leste
June 23rd - June 28th - Indonesia
June 28th - June 30th - Singapore
June 30th - July 24th - Vietnam
Europe
July 25th - August 5th - London, France, Milan, Istanbul
Africa
August 6th - August 13th - South Africa
August 13th - August 16th - Lesotho
August 16th - August 28th - South Africa
August 28th - August 30th - Swaziland
August 30th - September 4th - South Africa
September 4th - September 7th - Zimbabwe
September 7th - September 18th - Botswana
September 18th - October 10th - Namibia
October 10th - October 31st - South Africa
Latin America & Antarctica
November 1st - November 19th - Brazil
November 19th - November 21st - Argentina
November 21st - November 23rd - Uruguay
November 23rd - December 7th - Argentina
December 8th - December 14th - Antarctica
December 14th - December 19th - Chile
December 19th - December 30th - Argentina
December 30th - January - Chile
2017
January - Bolivia
February - Peru
March - Ecuador
April - Colombia
May - Home?
* correct as of 2nd January, 2017, counties in italics not yet visited
We chose our itinerary based on three things, firstly countries we wanted to visit, secondly trying to avoid countries we've already been too and finally to fly as little as possible to get around.
Inevitably in the weeks and months since we hatched our plans a slew of other nations has begun to appeal (Russia, Oman, Iran and Norway to name a few) but the above should be a largely reliable list for this trip.
We each chose two 'key destinations' (for Céline, Antarctica and Bolivia, Alex's are The Philippines and Namibia) then structured the rest from there.
Very little is booked in advance and plans are subject to change on the fly; if we like it somewhere we may extend and if somewhere nearby but not above becomes easy or cheap to access we may well go there. Flexibility is the idea.
We understand that working full time and flexibility don't necessarily make the best bedfellows though, so if you would like to join us and get it planned, get in touch and we can firm something up. We'd love for any of you to join us if your upcoming holiday schedules allow.