Round the World
February 2012 through April 2013, I am traveled around the world, creating adventures, meeting amazing people, learning other cultures, and developing personally and professionally. I’ve documented my travels here on my blog. My country itinerary is below, it was based on global weather patterns.
February 22nd, 2012 – Israel (Birthright)
March 17th, 2012 – San Francisco, CA, USA
April 3rd, 2012 – Chile, Argentina, Bolivia
May 16th, 2012 – Peru and Machu Picchu
June 2012 – Ecuador
July 2012 – Japan
August & September 2012 – South Korea
October & November 2012 – China
December 2012 & January 2013 – Laos, Cambodia, Thailand
January & February 2013 – India
March 2013 – United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and Turkey
If you’re interested in all of the cities I went to, the list is below, in the order that I visited.
Israel
- Tel Aviv
- Tzvat
- Tiberias
- Banias
- Tel Aviv/Jaffa
- Dead Sea
- Mitzpe Ramon
- Jerusalem
- Tel Aviv
- Eilat
- Petra
- Randolph, New Jersey
- San Francisco
Chile
- Santiago
- Puerto Montt
Argentina
- San Carlos de Bariloche
- Mendoza
Chile
- Valparaiso
- La Serena
- San Pedro De Atacama
Bolivia
- Uyuni
- Tarija
- Sucre
- La Paz
- Copacabana
Peru
- Cuzco
- Machu Picchu/Aguas Calientes
- Arequipa
- Huacachina
- Lima
- Mancora
Ecuador
- Guayaquil
- Montañita
- Baños
USA
- New Orleans
Japan
- Tokyo
- Mt. Fuji
- Sapporo
- Nikko
- Nagoya
- Kyoto
- Nara
- Kyoasan
- Osaka
- Kobe
- Hiroshima
- Fukuoka
South Korea
- Pusan
- Seoul
- Jeju
- Daejeon
China
- Qingdao
- Taishan
- Xian
- Chengdu
- Emeishan
- Zhangjiajie
- Fenghuang
- Guilin
- Hong Kong
South Korea
- Seoul
- Sokcho/Seoraksan
China
- Hong Kong
- Kunming
- Lijiang
- Tiger Leaping Gorge
- Dali
- Xishuangbanna
Laos
- Luang Namtha
- Luang Prabang
- Vang Vieng
- Vientiane
- Pakse
- Bolaven Plateau
- 4000 Islands (Don Dat)
Cambodia
- Siem Reap
- Angkor Wat/Temples of Angkor
Thailand
- Bangkok
- Ayutthaya
- Chiang Mai
- Phuket
- Khao Sok National Park
- Koh Phi Phi
- Khao Sok National Park
- Railay
- Koh Phangan
- Koh Tao
- Bangkok
India
- Kolkata
- Bangalore
- Mysore
- Kozhikode
- Kochi
- Munnar
- Trivandrum
- Mumbai
South Korea
- Seoul
- Daejeon
- Muju
India
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Aurangabad
- Ellora/Ajanta
- Delhi
- Agra
- Jaipur
- Mumbai
United Arab Emirates
- Sharjah
- Dubai
Turkey
- Istanbul
- Goreme
- Kayseri
- Mt. Erciyes
- Pammukale
- Selcuk/Ephasus
- Galipoli
- Istanbul
USA
- Randolph, New Jersey
That’s a grand total of 17 countries and 105 cities in 405 days, that’s around one city/town every 4 days!
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I’m so happy for you Dan! 🙂 Looking forward to some great pics!
This is amazing! Wishing you happy and safe travels Danny! I’m looking forward to following your adventure<3
Looking forward to the first post!
Dan, I hope you have a wonderful experience in your travels. God speed!
Dan:
Mom and I just dropped you off at the Philly Airport for your departure tonight for Israel. I just want you to know that we love you and will miss you very much, Best of luck in your new adventure! We will be thinking about you every day and wishing you the best.
Love,
Mom and Dad
Hey Dan:
I enjoyed hearing about your group experiences during the first days of “Birthright”.
As you know, Mom and I have differing religious and cultural upbringing, which, fortunately, has not interfered with our relationship. In reality, we share very similar beliefs, beliefs which although not formally practiced by traditional groups such as Jews or Christians, have helped us better appreciate and interpret the what life means to us. We were careful to expose you to a diverse range of cultural and religious experiences in the hope that when you came of age, you could decide its meaning for yourself.
As you continue your travels, you will undoubtedly experience more neat cultural and religious differences. I have to believe there’s a common thread in all the humanity that you find. I continue to wish you a pleasant and enjoyable experience as you walk down the path of a lifetime, both now and in the future.
Love,
Dad
On Learning Cultures
What is the glue that keeps people together? Is it the sharing of a common culture? Is it the sharing of a relatively similar genetic pool? It is the sharing of a common ancestral humanity? What separates us from other people around the planet? What is good and evil, heaven and hell? Why are there good and bad people? And, what about war. Mankind shares a long history of peaceful periods as well as violent ones. Do you think this change in the forseeable future?
Growing up, the chant of my ’60’s generation was “Give Peace a Chance”. Now, in my 60’s, reality has replaced ideology. What’s good for me, may not be good for you. Can there be nobility in the concept “Survival of the Fittest”? What is the American culture?
How do you want to spend your most precious gift, the gift of life?
Thank you kindly for the account of your travels. From what I’ve read it is well written and informative. I am doing similar traveling at the moment and will be looking more at your site for some ideas and tips. Thanks so much!
BTW, what plane ticket did you use for the travel? Was it a world ticket?