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In the aftermath of corporate failure and the midst of a faltering economy, a quest for something beyond the 9 to 5 is being undertaken. An itch long felt, the scratch long coming. Alas the time is here to throw off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbor.
The Mission: Cast aside the creature comforts of home to explore the unknown, discover the possibilities, and broaden the horizon.
Train departing August 19, 2009!
The Mission: Cast aside the creature comforts of home to explore the unknown, discover the possibilities, and broaden the horizon.
Train departing August 19, 2009!
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About Me
- A-train
- Favorite Quote right now: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
Itinerary (subject to change without notice, suggestions welcome)
- Cultural Exchange with a campesino family in the Intag region of Ecuador (8/24/09-9/22/09)
- Find my way to Cusco by early October
- Hike Machu Picchu and explore the Sacred Valley (10/09)
- Find my way to Lima, Peru
- Survive the Mototaxi Junket from Lima, Peru to Asuncion Paraguay (10/24/09 - 11/07/09)
- Hang out in Chile and Explore (11/09)
- Explore Patagonia (12/09 - 1/13/10
- Climb Ecuador´s Volcanoes with IWLS (1/14/10 - 2/10/10)
- Spend time in the Blue Mountains of Australia with Jill and Bryn (02/10)
- Cycle Tasmania 03/10
- Chill out in Melbourne and visit Janet in Wee Jasper
- See what Malaysia is all about
- Some Island and Beach hopping in Thailand (4/20 - 5/5)
- Start in Northen Laos and make my way down the Mekong and into Cambodia
- Next locale to be determined
- At some point...return to my friends and family in Seattle