Archive for April 2009
Summer Travel Plans
About a year ago I got back from traveling through Egypt, Jordan and Syria with Hot Rock, which was without a doubt the best trip I’ve ever taken. A really great bunch of people, fantastic scenery and some of the world’s best climbing destinations – how can you go wrong?
Now that I’m graduating, it’s almost time to go into the real world and start working and be limited to three weeks of vacation a year. Luckily I made arrangements with my job to delay my start date until late August – giving me a great opportunity to take off and see some more of the world.
This time instead of the Middle East, I’m headed for India and Pakistan (I was never one for traditional destinations).
I’m flying into Mumbai on May 25th, and then taking a day train down to Goa where I can meet up with the expedition. Goa is supposedly full of beautiful beaches like this:
I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a better way to unwind than to sit on a tropical beach with a cold beer!
After Goa we have a long list of destinations, including the Ghats, Mumbai, Rajasthan (Jaipur, Agra), Delhi, and then towards the Himalayas and Ladakh. After heading through northern India, we head into Pakistan for some time around Lahore and then into the beautiful mountains of the Karakoram:
Finally, after being abroad for 11 weeks I return to Islamabad and fly back to Chicago.
I’ll try and update this blog as much as I can, including lots of pictures and climbing reports – so keep me on your blog list and start looking for entries come the end of May!
