Well, so we have finally decided the countries we are planning to visit, including India, where we have been invited to assist to the wedding of our good friends Piero and Manisha. If we have to go there, then we will surely go to see our friend Amit in Bangalore.
So, our first tentative route definition is as follows:
- October: Thailand
- November: Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore
- December: India, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam
- January: Indonesia, Philippines & Taiwan
- February: Australia
- March: New Zealand
- April: Japan & South Korea
- May: China, Hong-Kong & Nepal
- June: Mongolia & Russia (our first approach is to go with the Transmanchurian, similar to the Transiberian, but from Beijing to Moscow)
What do you think? Looks like a plan, huh? ;-)
Good travelers we are... and we like sharing our experiences with everybody. Normally, we write our blog in Spanish, English and Russian... so that more people is able to read it, and because we have friends all over the world that like to read our stories :-)The reason why we decided starting this new blog is, basically, because we have already been to everywhere in Europe, at least once; and the pending trips are, bit by bit, more remotes. In addition, this is supposed to be our last big trip before going back to a 'normal' life, spending all our saved money (yes, that little we have :D).The trip will start in Barcelona, obviously, and we are planning to visit part of Asia and Oceania. Some of the countries that we are planning to visit are:Russia, Mongolia, China, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailandi, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
How are we going to survive during this time? What are we going to do? With CouchSurfing, we have created a network of friends throughout all the worls. All of them are helping us to configure this route: what to se, what to do, where to eat, etc. In addition, in several of the places that we will visit, and by using CouchSurfing, we already have a place to sleep. Normally, friends that we have hosted previously o that we have met in other trips; or even during their trips to Barcelona.
On the other hand, thanks to CouchSurfing we will get rid of the traditional turistic routes and discover the visited areas from a local point of view, knowing the culture from the inside.Here starts the adventure of Julian and Elena :D Taking into account that we are a married couple and we have to do it all in an organized way, as we do not want to sleep on the beach!!!
