The itinerary of the year!

After much deliberation, I finally have my entire itinerary planned out. It took some time, as the Round The World Airfare requires that you book EVERY city out before your first departure date. I initially thought all you needed was your first city and from there you just pick and choose where you want to go next-- nuh uh. However, you do not need to tell them exact dates, except for the first city so there's a bit more flexibility there. And I know this will make some of you roll your eyes, but I coughed up the extra $6K upgrade to fly business around the world-- I know, not exactly roughing it but I think in the whole grand scheme of things, it's worth it!

May 5th: Los Angeles to Hong Kong
May 20th: Hong Kong to Madrid, Spain (via London)
(After Madrid, all dates are open-ended so if you want to meet up, let me know!!!)
June:
Madrid to Glasgow, Scotland - Dublin, Ireland - Reykjavik, Iceland
July:
Glasgow to Warsaw, Poland. Train through Lithuania, Lativa and Estonia
August to mid-September:
Sweden, Finland, Norway
Mid-September to early October:
Denmark, Copenhagen - Munich, Germany - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Late October- Mid-November:
Athens, Greece - Ankara, Turkey
December:
Cairo, Egypt - Accra, Ghana
January :
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Santiago, Chile (side trips to Uruguay and Paraguay)
February:
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
March:
Quito, Ecuador (side trips to Columbia and Venezuela)
April:
Costa Rica (side trips to Panama and Belize)
May:
Return to the US where I will fly into some Eastern US city (Miami, Atlanta, or New York) and drive coast to coast back home to Santa Monica, California.

Phew!!!

I'm sure somewhere along the way, this WILL change but at least you guys have an idea of where I'll be. I can't wait!!! This is really the trip of a lifetime and hopefully some of you can make it out here and there for some good times.