Away We GO!

Ok, for anyone who wants to find us (or notify the US Embassy where we were last...hee-hee) this is our final, crazy itineary...
A couple of things...
1) We know that we can't see everything we want. This is pretty much the formula of the locations we've chosen...

WOW Factor+If it is in our "bible" (1,000 Places to See Before you Die)+Cheapness+Distance from our "new home" in New Zealand

We know that there are so many places not listed that we wanted to see..(India, France, China) but we are happy with the final round draft picks!

2) The trip is pretty whirlwind. It may seem pretty difficult to lots, but anyone who knows us will agree....We don't tire very quickly and we bore very easily. We figured it would do no good to hang out in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai for a week each because lets face it...most big Asian cities have a lot in common. Also we wanted to maximize culture. We really wanted to try to go "off the beaten path" and explore less common vacation destinations. Of course, there are the exceptions to the rule...We are doing London and Tuscany but we are also adding the "huh?" places of Copenhagen, Khao Lak and Maldives...(yes, I had to check a map, too)
So this is it...the Crazy Browns trip itinearay


Jan 31...Get the Hell Out...(via San Francisco)

FEB:
Tokyo Japan(3 days)...see Mt Fuji, tower over Japanese people, etc

Khao Lak, Thailand...Dive the Similan Islands, See whale sharks, avoid getting killed by sea creatures, etc

Colombo, Sri Lanka (2 days)...Make sure the US Embassy knows we're there..Avoid death

Male, Maldives (9 days)...Liveaboard a boat, dive all day and all night..avoid getting killed by sea creatures

MARCH:
Hong Kong (2 days)...rest, enjoy city life, eat recently dead things

Philippines(9 days)...See the family, not understand the family, go to Boracay, enjoy the beach, live like king/queen because its so awesomely cheap!!!!

London(3 days)...Do the London thing, ride the tube (Mind the Gap, Reine!), see Big Ben, eat everything at Harrods

Amsterdam/Brussels...Recharge,relax, you know....

Copenhagen...Not sure, but my brother LOVES this place...

Venice(4 days)...See St. Marks Square, don't get wet...eat lots of carbs
Tuscany(4 days)....drink Chianti in Chianti, drink anything they give me...continue carb loading

APRIL
Barcelona(7+ days)...Rest, recharge, hang out, party hard, eat late
Buenos Aires(7+days)...More rest, party, drinking and eating
Peru(5 days)...Hit Lima, Cuzco and Machu Picchu...hopefully, they don't hit back
Miami, Florida (quick one day stop...had to go back thru...)

MAY
Panama...see the Panama Canal, remember my Spanish, be stuck translating....
Aruba....dive, dive, dive!!!!
Somewhere else in the Caribbean...more drinking, diving, not in that order

Consider coming home....We'll see...

I didn't include exact dates because we may decide to stay longer in some places or leave sooner from others...that is the beauty of the One World Round the World Pass...Totally changeable...Gives us a little wiggle room to be spontaneous....Hard to believe that we are spontaneous, huh?