Trekking the Planet – A Year In Pictures
As 2012 comes to an end, we share with you, month by month, some of our favorite pictures from our Trekking the Planet journey.
As 2012 comes to an end, we share with you, month by month, some of our favorite pictures from our Trekking the Planet journey.
We will begin 2013 in South America as we leave our ship in Manaus, Brazil. The next 10 weeks will be spent traveling through this continent, with stops in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.
Sandy writes about those times when strangers have come to our aid and helped us out during our journey.
With our time in Africa coming to an end, we will be moving on to the Middle East and then on a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to South America! View a summary of our itinerary by reading the story.
Sandy highlights some of our travel ‘horror’ stories that we have experienced on our journey to date.
Darren provides an overview of our “quirky” methods to ensure that we do not leave items in hotel rooms.
Sandy writes about using her iPhone and how it has helped us while traveling internationally, especially during our recent time in Europe.
In addition to our walking safari, we will be visiting several other national parks in both Kenya and Ethiopia. Read the story to learn more about each park.
Now that we have passed the eight month point of our journey, Darren writes about our favorite destinations on our trip… so far.
While in Kenya, we will visit the Maasai Mara National Reserve in the southern portion of the country. This is one of Kenya’s most famous protected areas.
We will be spending a little less than two months in the countries of Kenya and Ethiopia, beginning in October. During our time in Africa we will be taking part in a variety of cultural and natural activities. We plan to spend several days in the Samburu region of Kenya.
There are a few unusual things in our bags that we have brought on our journey. Read on to learn about the eight most surprising items in our luggage.