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06/10/2020 “It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You&rsq06/10/2020 “It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You&rsq

06/10/2020

“It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air.”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!


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02/02/2021Where the clouds meet the mountains, you’ll wander there. 02/02/2021Where the clouds meet the mountains, you’ll wander there. 

02/02/2021

Where the clouds meet the mountains, you’ll wander there. 


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In planning a trip through German-speaking Europe that I am hoping to take this December/January, I started thinking about other overland trips that I would like to take in future.  I came up with three really exciting ones and thought I would post the theoretical itineraries here!  

I’m not sure when- but I’ll definitely be taking one or more of these trips in the next few years.

I posted about the actual winter Europe trip and the first fantasy trip- in South America, from Buenos Aires to Bogota here:  Overland Trips I Want to Take: Part 1 (South America)

the third trip through West Africa can be found here: Overland Trips I Want To Take: Part 3 (West Africa)

Now onto the second trip

Eastern Europe

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This trip would be amazing!  It combines ancient sites, Soviet era architecture, small modern cities, a beautiful coast, low lying mountains and more.  For me it would be unique in that Eastern Europe is really one of the regions that I’m least familiar with- I speak none of the languages, only know the basic outline of political history, and am not aware of much of the culture.  All of this would make it the perfect kind of travel- full of learning and experiencing new things.  

The trip would start in St. Petersburg experiencing the iconic “Mother Russia” before heading west through the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) this fast developing though often forgotten part of Europe interesting combines Eastern and Western Europe with some Northern/Scandinavian flair - or so I gathered from my short weekend in Latvia in 2011.  That brief encounter made me want to see more of the Baltics.

From there the route would go through Belarus and Ukraine. These two large countries were two of the more connected to the core of the USSR and still exist as more reserved (especially Belarus) than other parts of the former Soviet bloc.  These two nations being so large would mean long hours going through country-side, hopefully stopping in small towns, seeing the rural life a bit, making new friends, who knows. 

Next would be moving into the mountains of Moldova and Romania.  Considering I love low lying mountains and hills, I think this would be a highlight! Plus Moldova is probably the most obscure of the countries on the list, so getting to know it a bit would be really exciting.

Once in Bucharest, the plan is to cut directly West through Belgrade and all the way to Zagreb in Croatia and even further to Ljubljana, Slovenia.  These two capital cities are said to be somewhat unknown gems of Europe, with the latter being popular with cyclists and sharing some parts of Italian culture because of its proximity with Northern Italy.

The ride down the Croatian coast of the Adriatic sea will likely be the peak of beautiful landscape on the trip.  At some point though I’d move inland first to visit the campus of the boarding school in Mostar that is part of the United World College movement that I attended.  After crossing through the last bits of coast in Montenegro I’d move inland a second time, through Kosovo to Sophia, Bulgaria.

After Sophia I’ll be deep in old Greek territory, visiting Alexander the Great’s sites in Montenegro and then through another beautiful capital, Tirana, Albania. I will then leave the “Balkans” proper and head down through Greece to all the ancient ruins on the way to Athens!

Wow! I’m both exhausted and exhilarated from even writing about it!  Definitely would be a whirlwind experience. Hope I will do it (or parts of it) soon!

Bonus Trip: South Pacific  While talking with a friend we came up with three other long trips, and though I haven’t put much thought into them, I’m including one in each of the posts as a bonus trip.  This idea is to island hop around the South Pacific- seeing Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Marshall Islands, and many more!  I would be done ideally on a boat, though there are lots of small planes that go between the islands as well!  Who knows!

Things on the Mongol Rally rarely go as planned.

For example I was supposed to write a fulsome update to the blog two days ago rather than an hour before we leave Odessa.

Then again we thought we might arrive in Odessa on Saturday rather than Monday, and…

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Velva, ND 10 June 16

I was going to just let this blog go and post on my other two sites but it turns out there’s no room for them there so I’m going to get better at posting here. 


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The Top 5 Longreads of the WeekKick off your weekend with five great reads on Eurovision, West Coast

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Kick off your weekend with five great reads on Eurovision, West Coast road trips, the magic of alleys, the existence of demons, and an 89-year-old working cowboy named Boots.


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A wonderfully idyllic spot on Peckhams Lake.

Cranbrook

British Columbia

1966

A group of pals on their way to do some camping and fishing up at Tanal Lake.

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

British Columbia

1956

Some friends set up camp in fields of wine grapes…

Roche de Solutré-Pouilly

France

1965

A couple kids pose in front of their FunTime camper.

Mt. Madonna, California

1970

“Because in the end, you won’t remeber the time you spent working in your office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain!
-Jack Kerouac

Slovenia

1992

Pit stop on the road trip across Ontario

White River, Canada

1972

Testing out the camera timer…

Baker Lake, Washington

1983

Setting up near the Devil’s Marbles.

Northern Territory

Australia

1969

Enjoying the sun at American Canyon Campground

Los Padres National Forest

California,

1952

Stunning view.

Fundy National Park, New Brunswick

1963

Incredible location on Jackson Lake with the Grand Teton Mountians in the background.

Wyoming

1956

A family inspects an area to park and set up camp in the Chugach Mountains.

Alaska

1956

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sunshine or moonlight? fairy wings or angel wings? gardening or baking? velvet or silk? flowers or succulents? black coffee or milky coffee? road trips or hiking? mermaids or dragons?

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