RTW 98-99

In 1998 we left Los Angeles on a 9 month trip around the world. We planned, and scrimped and saved for more than two years before we left. People were shocked that we would quit our jobs, take all that money and spend it all “just to travel.” Why would we not settle down and buy a house? After all, we were almost thirty!

I’m here to tell you it was the best thing we ever did and we don’t regret it one bit. We did come home and “settle down and buy a house” but as you can see we are still traveling as often as we can. I encourage anyone who wants to do this to plan for it, save enough to have a cushion of cash to return home to, and then go!

Our trip, albeit over a decade ago is still available to see online. Yes, travel has changed quite a bit since then, and yes, the photo quality is not as good as now (what do you expect from a first-generation digital camera?) but it’s still fun to peruse the destinations.

Links to our travelogue and photos from the journey can be found here:
http://www.wired2theworld.com/worldtrip.html

This was our path:
Hawaii-Kauai
Fiji-where we got certified to SCUBA
New Zealand- both islands by campervan
Australia-Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef
Indonesia-Bali
Malaysia- Kuala Lumpur and Penang
Thailand-Southern Islands, Bangkok and Chaing Mai/Northern Hill Tribes
Nepal-Kathmandu, Jomsom Trek, Pokhara
Thailand-Bangkok
Hong Kong
Macao
China-Beijing
Taiwan
Thailand-Bangkok, Ayuthaya, and Eastern Thailand
England
Holland
France
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Italy-Tuscany and Sicily
Switzerland
Los Angeles