David & Monica Do the World: Visas

Sunday 22 February 2009

Visas

On Friday we started the Visa process for our trip. Azerbaijan is up first, then Uzbekistan. But this means I won't have my passport for the next month. It might probably sounds somewhat odd, but I always feel claustrophobic when I don't have my passport handy.

We also had the first viewing of the flat on Friday... but guess they didn't want it as we haven't heard anything back:-(

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Preliminary Route Plan

Day	Date	Accom	Location	Comments
Sun	12-Apr	C	Tournai, Belgium	Belgium. Really? Maybe not the best way to start this trip.
Mon	13-Apr	C	Cologne, Gemany	Zwei Furst Bismark bitte… read the blog when we get there
Tue	14-Apr	C	Bamberg, Germany	Bavaria!
Wed	15-Apr	C	Bamberg, Germany
Thu	16-Apr	C	Prague, Czech	Beer, beer and more beer
Fri	17-Apr	C	Prague, Czech
Sat	18-Apr	C	Budapest, Hungary	Buda...Pest…Buda…Pest…
Sun	19-Apr	C	Budapest, Hungary
Mon	20-Apr	C	en route (TBD)
Tue	21-Apr	C	Sighisoara, Romania	Vlad Tepes' (aka Dracula) birthplace
Wed	22-Apr	C	Rasnov (near Brasov), Romania
Thu	23-Apr	C	Bucharest, Romania
Fri	24-Apr	C	en route (TBD)
Sat	25-Apr	C	en route (TBD)
Sun	26-Apr	HO	Istanbul	East meets west in the largest city on the trip
Mon	27-Apr	HO	Istanbul
Tue	28-Apr	HO	Istanbul
Wed	29-Apr	C	Black Sea Coast, Turkey	Around the Sea of Marmara
Thu	30-Apr	C	Black Sea Coast, Turkey
Fri	1-May	C	Goreme, Turkey	Cappodocia: referenced in the Simpsons…see Sideshow Bob
Sat	2-May	C	Goreme, Turkey	David's Birthday
Sun	3-May	C	Goreme, Turkey
Mon	4-May	C	en route (TBD)	Through Anatolia
Tue	5-May	C	en route (TBD)
Wed	6-May	C	en route (TBD)
Thu	7-May	C	Sumela, Turkey	Monastery near Trabzon, founded in 386AD
Fri	8-May	C	Black Sea Coast, Turkey
Sat	9-May	H	Batumi, Georgia	Soviet St Tropez
Sun	10-May	C	en route (TBD)
Mon	11-May	HS	Mestia, Georgia	Administrative capital of Svaneti
Tue	12-May	HS	Mestia, Georgia	Another day in the administrative capital of Svaneti
Wed	13-May	C	en route (TBD)
Thu	14-May	H	Kutasi, Georgia	Wannabe Russians
Fri	15-May	C	Gori, Georgia	Stalin's birthplace
Sat	16-May	C	en route (TBD)
Sun	17-May	C	Kazbegi, Georgia	On the super-fun Georgian Military Highway
Mon	18-May	C	Kazbegi, Georgia
Tue	19-May	H	Tbilisi, Georgia
Wed	20-May	C	Telavi, Georgia	Not Israel
Thu	21-May	HS	Telavi, Georgia	Still not Israel
Fri	22-May	C	en route (TBD)
Sat	23-May	H	Sheki, Azerbaijan	Back to the lands of Mohammed
Sun	24-May	C	Eastern Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan: Home to 300 of world's 700 Mud Volcanos
Mon	25-May	H	Baku, Azerbaijan	The Houston of Azerbaijan
Tue	26-May	B	Ferry across the Caspian	The Slow Boat to Turkmenistan
Wed	27-May	B	Ferry across the Caspian	Still on the Slow Boat to Turkmenistan
Thu	28-May	C	Yankykala, Turkmenistan	The Cliffs of the Canyon--the painted desert of Turkmenistan
Fri	29-May	C	Kow Ata, Turkmenistan	"Father of Caves''
Sat	30-May	H	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Home of the statue of Turkmenbashi…which rotates to face the sun!
Sun	31-May	C	Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan	AKA "The Door to Hell". Fun!
Mon	1-Jun	C	Konya-Urgench, Turkmenistan	Razed in 1221 by Genghis Khan
Tue	2-Jun	H	Khiva, Uzbekistan	Ancient Silk Road City
Wed	3-Jun	H	Khiva, Uzbekistan
Thu	4-Jun	H	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Heart of The Great Game
Fri	5-Jun	H	Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Sat	6-Jun	H	Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Sun	7-Jun	C	Desert Lake, Uzbekistan
Mon	8-Jun	C	en route (TBD)
Tue	9-Jun	H	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Also ancient Silk Road City
Wed	10-Jun	H	Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Thu	11-Jun	H	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Fri	12-Jun	H	Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan
Sat	13-Jun	HS	Osh, Kyrgyzstan	Second largest city in Kyrgyzstan
Sun	14-Jun	H	en route (TBD)
Mon	15-Jun	C	en route (TBD)
Tue	16-Jun	C	Song Kul, Kyrgyzstan	Second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan!
Wed	17-Jun	C	Song Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Thu	18-Jun	C	Song Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Fri	19-Jun	H	Song Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Sat	20-Jun	H	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Capital of Kyrgyzstan
Sun	21-Jun	H	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Mon	22-Jun	C	Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan	The Warm Lake--Fourth Deepest in the World
Tue	23-Jun	HS	Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Wed	24-Jun	C	Jeti Oguz Gorge, Kyrgyzstan	This is why we have new hiking boots
Thu	25-Jun	C	Jeti Oguz Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
Fri	26-Jun	C	Jeti Oguz Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
Sat	27-Jun	H	Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan	On the way to China…
Sun	28-Jun	C	en route (TBD)
Mon	29-Jun	H	Kashgar, China	Oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tue	30-Jun	H	Kashgar, China
Wed	1-Jul	C	River Camp, China
Thu	2-Jul	H	Kashgar, China
Fri	3-Jul	C	en route (TBD)
Sat	4-Jul	C	Kucha, China	Ancient Buddhist kingdom on the Silk Road
Sun	5-Jul	C	Tuokexun, China
Mon	6-Jul	H	Turpan, China	Hottest spot in China
Tue	7-Jul	C	en route (TBD)
Wed	8-Jul	H	Dunhuang, China	The Mogao Caves
Thu	9-Jul	H	Dunhuang, China
Fri	10-Jul	H	Golmud, China
Sat	11-Jul	C	en route (TBD)
Sun	12-Jul	C	en route (TBD)	Tibet!
Mon	13-Jul	C	Nam-Tso Lake, China
Tue	14-Jul	C	en route (TBD)
Wed	15-Jul	H	Lhasa, China
Thu	16-Jul	H	Lhasa, China
Fri	17-Jul	H	Lhasa, China
Sat	18-Jul	C	Tingri, China
Sun	19-Jul	HS	Everest base camp, China	Freezing and loopy from the altitude… why are we doing this again?
Mon	20-Jul	HS	Everest base camp, China	100 days on the Road
Tue	21-Jul	H	Shigatse, China
Wed	22-Jul	C	Tsetang, China
Thu	23-Jul	C	Milini, China
Fri	24-Jul	C	Bomi, China
Sat	25-Jul	C	Zaogom, China
Sun	26-Jul	C	Deqin, China	into Yunan province
Mon	27-Jul	C	en route (TBD)
Tue	28-Jul	H	Shangri-La, China	Can it live up to the name? Really?
Wed	29-Jul	H	Shangri-La, China
Thu	30-Jul	H	Lijiang, China	Tiger Leaping Gorges
Fri	31-Jul	H	Lijiang, China
Sat	1-Aug	H	Kunming, China	City of Eternal Spring
Sun	2-Aug	H	Dali, China	But is there a surreal lobster?
Mon	3-Aug	H	Dali, China
Tue	4-Aug	C	Jinghong, China
Wed	5-Aug	C	Xishuangbanna region, China
Thu	6-Aug	H	Mohan, China	China-Laos border town
Fri	7-Aug	H	Louang Namtha, Laos	The US bombed this town flat during the Vietnam War...
Sat	8-Aug	H	Louang Namtha, Laos
Sun	9-Aug	H	en route (TBD)
Mon	10-Aug	H	Louang Phabang, Laos	Until communisim, the royal capital of Laos
Tue	11-Aug	H	Louang Phabang, Laos
Wed	12-Aug	H	Louang Phabang, Laos
Thu	13-Aug	H	Vang Viang, Laos
Fri	14-Aug	H	Vang Viang, Laos	9 straight nights in a real bed… luxury
Sat	15-Aug	C	Phonsavan, Laos	Back to camping
Sun	16-Aug	C	Phonsavan, Laos	Gateway to the Plain of Jars. Obviously.
Mon	17-Aug	H	Vientiane, Laos	Everyone's favorite southeast Asian capital!
Tue	18-Aug	H	Vientiane, Laos
Wed	19-Aug	C	Pho Hin Boun NP, Laos
Thu	20-Aug	C	Pho Hin Boun NP, Laos
Fri	21-Aug	H	Savannakhet, Laos
Sat	22-Aug	H	Hue, Vietnam	A US Navy Cruiser carries the name USS Hue City. Did you know that?
Sun	23-Aug	H	Hue, Vietnam
Mon	24-Aug	H	Hoi An, Vietnam	Once called Hai Pho (Seaside Town)… there's some creativity
Tue	25-Aug	H	Hoi An, Vietnam
Wed	26-Aug	H	Hoi An, Vietnam
Thu	27-Aug	C	Beach Camp, Vietnam	At last, the beach!
Fri	28-Aug	C	Beach Camp, Vietnam
Sat	29-Aug	H	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Or Saigon if you prefer
Sun	30-Aug	H	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Largest city since Istanbul over 100 days ago
Mon	31-Aug	H	en route (TBD)
Tue	1-Sep	H	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Seems likely to rain.. PP gets 9 inches of rain in Sept.
Wed	2-Sep	H	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	and the Killing Fields
Thu	3-Sep	C	Battambang, Cambodia	Khmer rebels continued fighting here until the end of '98
Fri	4-Sep	C	Battambang, Cambodia
Sat	5-Sep	H	Siem Reap, Cambodia	Angkor Wat…
Sun	6-Sep	H	Siem Reap, Cambodia	...but watch out for the land mines
Mon	7-Sep	H	Siem Reap, Cambodia
Tue	8-Sep	H	Bangkok, Thailand	Anyone for a ping-pong show?
Wed	9-Sep	H	Bangkok, Thailand	No, ok then… how about a drink with a ladyboy?
Thu	10-Sep	H	Bangkok, Thailand	Fine, then we will just settle for an evening of Muay Thai
Fri	11-Sep	C	Kanchanaburi, Thailand	Featured in the 1st season of the Amazing Race
Sat	12-Sep	C	Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Sun	13-Sep	C	Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand	Thailand is 10km across at this point
Mon	14-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands	On our own for a week, beach fun
Tue	15-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands	will it be…
Wed	16-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands	a boat house in Ko Samui
Thu	17-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands	or full moon in Ko Pha Ngan
Fri	18-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands	or diving in Ko Tao?
Sat	19-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands
Sun	20-Sep	TBD	Thailands Islands
Mon	21-Sep	H	en route (TBD)
Tue	22-Sep	H	Pulau Penang, Malaysia	Island in the Straight of Malacca. Argh! Pirates!
Wed	23-Sep	C	Mountain Camp, Malaysia
Thu	24-Sep	HO	Kota Bharu
Fri	25-Sep	H	Palau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia	Turtle conservation… perfect for Monica. (Ugh.)
Sat	26-Sep	C	Palau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia
Sun	27-Sep	H	Palau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia
Mon	28-Sep	C	en route (TBD)
Tue	29-Sep	C	Taman Negara, Malaysia	Taman Negara literally means National Park in Malay
Wed	30-Sep	C	Taman Negara, Malaysia
Thu	1-Oct	C	Taman Negara, Malaysia
Fri	2-Oct	C	en route (TBD)
Sat	3-Oct	H	en route (TBD)
Sun	4-Oct	H	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mon	5-Oct	H	Malacca, Malaysia
Tue	6-Oct	H	Malacca, Malaysia
Wed	7-Oct	H	Singapore
Thu	8-Oct	H	Singapore
Fri	9-Oct	HO	Darwin, Australia	Australia at last
Sat	10-Oct	TBD	Darwin, Australia
Sun	11-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia	Only one thing is for sure about Australia itinerary...
Mon	12-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia	we have to make it to Coonamble
Tue	13-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Wed	14-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Thu	15-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Fri	16-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sat	17-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sun	18-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Mon	19-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Tue	20-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Wed	21-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Thu	22-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Fri	23-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sat	24-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sun	25-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Mon	26-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Tue	27-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Wed	28-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia	Day 200 on the road
Thu	29-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Fri	30-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sat	31-Oct	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sun	1-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Mon	2-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Tue	3-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Wed	4-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Thu	5-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Fri	6-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sat	7-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Sun	8-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Mon	9-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Tue	10-Nov	TBD	TBD, Australia
Wed	11-Nov	TBD	Sydney, Australia
Thu	12-Nov	TBD	Sydney, Australia
Fri	13-Nov	TBD	Sydney, Australia
Sat	14-Nov	TBD	Sydney, Australia
Sun	15-Nov	TBD	Sydney, Australia
Mon	16-Nov	TBD	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tue	17-Nov	TBD	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wed	18-Nov	TBD	Las Vegas, NV, USA
Thu	19-Nov	TBD	Las Vegas, NV, USA
Fri	20-Nov	TBD	Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Sat	21-Nov	TBD	Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
Sun	22-Nov	TBD	Green Valley, AZ, USA
Mon	23-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA
Tue	24-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA	Our 8th Wedding Anniversary
Wed	25-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA
Thu	26-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA	Serving turkey to pensioners
Fri	27-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA
Sat	28-Nov	HS	Green Valley, AZ, USA
Sun	29-Nov	TBD	Mexico	Just for Monica
Mon	30-Nov	TBD	Mexico
Tue	1-Dec	TBD	Mexico
Wed	2-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Thu	3-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Fri	4-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Sat	5-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Sun	6-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Mon	7-Dec	TBD	Carbondale, USA	Bill Bryson once called it the most boring town in America (it so is)
Tue	8-Dec	TBD	Carbondale, USA	but Playboy also once rated it the #1 college party town
Wed	9-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Thu	10-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Fri	11-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Sat	12-Dec	TBD	Cleveland, USA
Sun	13-Dec	TBD	Cleveland, USA	Only one thing to do on a Dec Sunday in Cleveland!
Mon	14-Dec	TBD	Cleveland, USA
Tue	15-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Wed	16-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Thu	17-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Fri	18-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Sat	19-Dec	TBD	en route (TBD)
Sun	20-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA	Christmas in New Jersey
Mon	21-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Tue	22-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Wed	23-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Thu	24-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Fri	25-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Sat	26-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Sun	27-Dec	HS	Delran, NJ, USA
Mon	28-Dec	TBD	???
Tue	29-Dec	TBD	???
Wed	30-Dec	TBD	???
Thu	31-Dec	TBD	???
Fri	1-Jan	TBD	???
Sat	2-Jan	TBD	???	Monica's B'day

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