Finally I was able to create a map version of where we disappeared into during that 9 months or so.
Comparing to our rough initial plan (to use the world ‘rough’ would be an overstatement), this map had a lot more dots on it. Although the basic itinerary (which continents for example) remained the same roughly, the exact countries – and places in each country – had changed and evolved so much throughout the trip.
A few notable changes: we added Patagonia in Argentina/ Bolivia (loved it)/Colombia (thank goodness)/Nicaragua; we didn’t go to Chile/Brazil, and we shortened the time in Costa Rica significantly. At times these changes seemed daunting, and other times they were obvious decision. Initially we thought we would stay in each place for a few weeks, and very quickly we realized it was not realistic nor necessary. I will come to some of these changes with more detail in relevant posts.
It’s once again a powerful proof to that good old saying: change is the only constant.
The tool that I used to create this map was an online tool called ‘travellerspoint’. Although it wasted me a few precious late night hours when I tried to create the map for the first time (it just didn’t want to save. Totally No stress!), I did find some interesting merits. For example, it told me that:
- We travelled 77,279 kilometres
- Days travelling: 282 days
- The total distance travelled is roughly equivalent to circling the earth 1.9 times! (so we’ve got a lot of carbon footprint to be accountable for …).
- Distance travelled by mode of transport:
- Boat: 593km
- Train: 1,117km
- Bus: 3,064km
- Car: 4,520km
- Airplane: 67,731km
- we have visited in total 17 countries (although 2 should be deducted as they were just transits)
- It even allowed me to export my trip to an excel format, which was quite handy.
Now I will stop sounding like their sales rep, and return at once to the most burning question.
So where exactly did we go??
Here is a map for visual person like myself.
Here is a list for the more brave-hearted (of the places we either spent at least one night or as major transit stops):
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Tokyo, Japan |
Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
La Capelle-les-Boulogne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France |
Annecy, Rhone-Alpes, France |
Hauteluce, Rhone-Alpes, France |
Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France |
Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
London, United Kingdom |
Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
Buenos Aires, Argentina (here, bookstore) |
Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay |
La Barra, Maldonado, Uruguay |
Cabo Polonio, Rocha, Uruguay |
La Tuna, Canelones, Uruguay |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
Tilcara, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
Tupiza, Potosi Department, Bolivia |
Uyuni, Potosi Department, Bolivia |
Nuestra Señora de La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia |
Copacabana, Copacabana, La Paz Department, Bolivia |
Puno, Puno, Peru |
Cusco, Peru |
Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru |
Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru |
Cusco, Peru |
Lima, Peru |
Bogota, Colombia |
Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia |
Taganga, Magdalena, Colombia |
Barichara, Santander department, Colombia |
Villa de Leyva, Boyaca, Colombia |
Bogota, Colombia |
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
Lima, Peru |
Miami, Florida, United States |
Oviedo, Florida, United States |
Miami, Florida, United States |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
La Fortuna, San Jose, Costa Rica |
San Carlos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua |
Granada, Nicaragua |
Apoyo Lagoon, Nicaragua |
Granada, Nicaragua |
Ometepe, Rivas, Nicaragua |
San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
Miami, Florida, United States |
New York, United States |
Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
New York, United States |
Vienna, Virginia, United States |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States |
San Diego, California, United States |
Pismo Beach, California, United States |
Palo Alto, California, United States |
San Francisco, California, United States |
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Village, California, United States |
Mammoth, California, United States |
Lone Pine, California, United States |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
Pape’ete, Windward Islands, French Polynesia |
Moorea, French Polynesia |
Atoll Rangiroa, French Polynesia |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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