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So.. Beth Ann and I decided to extend Operation Wanderlust for two more months. We had been talking about it seriously since mid-December. Two weeks ago in Sao Paulo we finally pulled the trigger and bought our flights. Since our original return flight was on frequent flyer miles from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Boston, we booked the extension flights departing from and returning to Boston:
- Arriving Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 20, 2010
- Departing Delhi, India, on May 20, 2010
Here’s our current tentative itinerary. From March 20, 2010, to April 10, 2010, we’ll trek the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. From Nepal, we’ll head south to Calcutta, India. From Calcutta, we’ll travel west across Northern India to Mumbai. Finally, we’ll head northeast to Agra (to see the Taj Mahal, of course) and end up in Delhi. If we have time, I’d like to visit the Darjheeling region, but only because it was featured in a Wes Anderson movie.
As always, Beth Ann and I would love to have trekking/travel partners. If you are interested, willing, and able to arrange a last minute trip to Nepal or India, drop us a line!
Wow, cool! Enjoy! I liked India.
Any suggestions?
Fuckin Sweet.
Fun! My great-aunt was one of the first (or the first?) white woman to do the annapurna trek in the 1960s. She was in the second group ever of Peace Corps volunteers at age 45 – the oldest you could be. For 6 years she lived in Pokhara, and then spent 9 months a year there until her passing. Her project was to open the first ever natural history museum in Nepal, and she followed that up with the first book on Birds of Nepal (complete with drawings of them all). Pretty amazing!! I’ve seen lots of pictures and read her books about it…always wanted to go. Unfortunately, I think I have to save time off for the honeymoon…but I’m not counting it out yet! I’ll keep you posted on what I can do:)
Wow! That is incredible.