Backwards!

Well, it's been an overwhelming time with all the travel guides, maps and trips to travel agents. The more I research, the more complicated it gets! This is just about picking an itinerary - how on earth will we cope with all the other bits and pieces like visas, inoculations, packing, budgeting...

Anyway, after looking into our original plans of visiting Asia, Australasia then South America, it seems that the weather is not going to be onside for much of the trip. I ache to see South East Asia, Angkor Wat, Ko Pha Ngan, Bali.... but what's the point if we have to fight one monsoon in Thailand in October, only to move into Malaysia a month later when the wind changes and we hit the next one? Phuket won't be much fun if swimming and diving is out of the question. That's not to mention the wet seasons that will be starting not long after we hit South America next spring.

So we're starting back at square one. What if we started in South America, one of the pricier legs of the journey, and end in Asia, the cheapest? Will this help us to budget? What if we hit Australia next June during their winter, work our pants off until New Year in Sydney 2010, and then do Asia in the spring when we won't get soaked through day after day? Hmmm...

So, that means our eight-to-twelve-month trip might be an eighteen-month one. That's gonna be amazing but expensive...