We have 12 months and no ties - here`s the plan of action...take a seat as this may take some time....
To start, we fly to America, stopping off in Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas and then LA, where we pick up a motorhome and tour through Arizona, stopping in and around the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley. We then make our way through all the canyon lands in Utah, before coming back through Vegas and Death Valley as we head up to Yosemite NP. From there we take in San Fran and the Redwood forest, before making our way back down route 1 to LA.
From LA it`s over to Hawaii for a couple of weeks stopping off at Oahu and Maui islands, hopefully learning to surf on the way (though not literally `on the way`!).
It`s down to Mexico from there exploring both the east and west coasts, taking in as many Aztec and Mayan temples as possible.
Next stop is Costa Rica where we hope to take in a canopy trail through the rain forest, as well as taking some time to relax on the beautiful beaches.
To go on to Peru we need to fly back to Miami where we`ll spend a couple of days before flying into Lima. We hope to explore a lot of Peru with the possibility of an Amazon canoe trip and definitely doing the trek to Machu Picchu.
Over to Argentina for Christmas and New Year, exploring Buenos Aires and taking a trip to the Iguazu falls and bits of northern Patagonia.
Off to Brazil and Rio for a few days and then it`s on to Chile going down to Tierra del Fuego and back round the rest of Patagonia. We also hope to take an ice-breaker into and around Antarctica...money permitting!
Once we`ve had our fill of South America we fly off to the Cook Islands, staying in Rarotonga and Aitukaki, and then on to Fiji - hopefully spending around 1 month on all the islands.
From there it`s down to New Zealand where we pick up our second motorhome in order to see the beautiful scenery on both the north and south islands.
A short hop from there to Australia where we are travelling fairly quickly from Sydney, up to Byron Bay and Brisbane - then over to Alice Springs and Uluru, before ending up in Perth and taking out our final motorhome and exploring part of the west coast.
A quick stop in Hong Kong for a few days before making our way to Africa. We plan to spend some time in and around Cape Town, before heading on up to Namibia and Botswana, then on to Kenya and Tanzania for a 14 day safari through the Masai Mara and Serengeti game reserves.
Our final stop is to chill out on the Kenyan coast for a bit before returning to England some time in July 2005!
To start, we fly to America, stopping off in Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas and then LA, where we pick up a motorhome and tour through Arizona, stopping in and around the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley. We then make our way through all the canyon lands in Utah, before coming back through Vegas and Death Valley as we head up to Yosemite NP. From there we take in San Fran and the Redwood forest, before making our way back down route 1 to LA.
From LA it`s over to Hawaii for a couple of weeks stopping off at Oahu and Maui islands, hopefully learning to surf on the way (though not literally `on the way`!).
It`s down to Mexico from there exploring both the east and west coasts, taking in as many Aztec and Mayan temples as possible.
Next stop is Costa Rica where we hope to take in a canopy trail through the rain forest, as well as taking some time to relax on the beautiful beaches.
To go on to Peru we need to fly back to Miami where we`ll spend a couple of days before flying into Lima. We hope to explore a lot of Peru with the possibility of an Amazon canoe trip and definitely doing the trek to Machu Picchu.
Over to Argentina for Christmas and New Year, exploring Buenos Aires and taking a trip to the Iguazu falls and bits of northern Patagonia.
Off to Brazil and Rio for a few days and then it`s on to Chile going down to Tierra del Fuego and back round the rest of Patagonia. We also hope to take an ice-breaker into and around Antarctica...money permitting!
Once we`ve had our fill of South America we fly off to the Cook Islands, staying in Rarotonga and Aitukaki, and then on to Fiji - hopefully spending around 1 month on all the islands.
From there it`s down to New Zealand where we pick up our second motorhome in order to see the beautiful scenery on both the north and south islands.
A short hop from there to Australia where we are travelling fairly quickly from Sydney, up to Byron Bay and Brisbane - then over to Alice Springs and Uluru, before ending up in Perth and taking out our final motorhome and exploring part of the west coast.
A quick stop in Hong Kong for a few days before making our way to Africa. We plan to spend some time in and around Cape Town, before heading on up to Namibia and Botswana, then on to Kenya and Tanzania for a 14 day safari through the Masai Mara and Serengeti game reserves.
Our final stop is to chill out on the Kenyan coast for a bit before returning to England some time in July 2005!
