Preliminary Order and Timeline:

  • Ecuador from 9/28 till 10/18 (3 weeks)
  • Peru from 10/19 till 11/15 (4 weeks)
  • Bolivia from 11/16 till 12/6 (3 weeks)
  • Chile (maybe) from 12/7 till 12/21 (2 weeks)
  • Argentina from 12/22 till 1/14 (3 weeks)
  • Rochester, USA from 1/15 till 1/20 (1 week)
  • Thailand from 1/21 till 2/14 (4 weeks)
  • Loas from 2/15 till 2/21 (1 week)
  • Cambodia from 2/22 till 2/28 (1 week)
  • Vietnam from 3/1 till 3/7 (1 week)
  • Thailand from 3/8 till 3/11 (1 week)
  • India from 3/12 till 5/10 (9 weeks)

Cities, Countries and Planned Dates:

Arrive: New York City, NY, USA on September 25
Stay: Jerry and Caitlin’s B&B - Hoboken, NJ
Length: 3 nights

Arrive: Quito, Ecuador on September 28
Stay: The Secret Garden - Quito
Length: 4 Nights (through October 1).

[...]

Arrive: Cuzco, Peru on November 9
Stay: TBD
Length: 4 Nights (through November 12).

Arrive: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru on November 13
Stay: Camping/Hostels arranged by PeruTreks.com
Length: 3 Nights (through November 15).

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Flights and Overland Transports:

Patrick and Mary booked their flights through AirTreks.com.

Amtrak Train # 284 - Empire Service
Date: September 25, 2008
Depart: Rochester, NY, USA @ 8:27 AM
Arrive: New York, NY - Penn Station, USA @ 3:35 PM
Duration: 7h 8m
Food: Snack Car

Amtrak Train # 653 - Keystone Service
Date: September 25, 2008
Depart: New York, NY - Penn Station, USA @ 5:10 PM
Arrive: Newark, NJ, USA @ 5:27 PM
Duration: 0h 17m
Food: Snack Car

Flight on Lan Ecuador
Date: September 28, 2008
Depart: New York, NY, USA @ 10:20 AM
Arrive: Guayaquil, Ecuador @ 4:10 PM
Duration: 6h 50m
Food: Lunch/Snack
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300/300ER

Flight on Lan Ecuador
Date: September 28, 2008
Depart: Guayaquil, Ecuador @ 5:25 PM
Arrive: Quito, Ecuador @ 6:20 PM
Duration: 0h 55m
Food: None
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300/300ER

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Overland on our own between Quito, Ecuador and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Flight on Lan Airlines
Date: January 14-15, 2009
Depart: Buenos Aires, Argentina @ 7:50 PM
Arrive: New York, NY, USA @ 7:35 AM
Duration: 14h 45m
Food: Snack
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300/300ER

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Overland on our own to Rochester, NY and then back to New York, NY.

Flight on Cathay Pacific
Date: January 20-21, 2009
Depart: New York, NY, USA @ 9:15 AM
Arrive: Hong Kong @ 2:25 PM
Duration: 16h 10m
Food: Refreshments/Breakfast
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300

Flight on Cathay Pacific
Date: January 21, 2009
Depart: Hong Kong @ 2:25 PM
Arrive: Bangkok, Thailand @ 6:40 PM
Duration: 2h 50m
Food: Dinner
Aircraft: Airbus A330

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Overland on our own within South East Asia.

Flight on Jet Airways
Date: March 12, 2009
Depart: Bangkok, Thailand @ 9:20 AM
Arrive: Mumbai, India @ 12:10 PM
Duration: 4h 20m
Food: Lunch
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800

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Overland on our own between Mumbai/Bombay and Delhi.

Flight on Qatar Airways
Date: May 11, 2009
Depart: Delhi, India @ 5:00 AM
Arrive: Doha, Qatar @ 6:20 AM
Duration: 3h 50m
Food: Meal
Aircraft: Airbus A330-200

Flight on Qatar Airways
Date: May 11, 2009
Depart: Doha, Qatar @ 8:20 AM
Arrive: New York, NY, USA @ 4:00 PM
Duration: 14h 40m
Food: Meal
Aircraft: Airbus A330-200

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We booked our tickets through the AirTreks Company, based in San Francisco, California, USA! Our representative, Sandi Chu-Yang, was very helpful (and patient) while we kept changing every aspect of our trip. We encourage you to consider them as a source for round-the-world or multi-continental trips. Shoot us an email for a discount code towards your future travel.

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