In April 2019, we took career breaks and left our home in the Bay Area of California to set off on a planned one-year trip around the world. Although we had a loose route in mind to take us around the world, we kept it flexible and planned most of the specifics as we went. Here’s how our year abroad turned out:
RTW Itinerary (click the country name to learn more!):
April 7 – 23, 2019: Mexico
April 23 – May 6: Costa Rica
May 6 – 12: Colombia
May 12 – 16: Panama
May 16 – 22: Colombia (again)
May 22 – June 3: United States (home for family events)
June 4 – 19: Portugal
June 19 – July 1: Croatia
July 1 – 4: Montenegro
July 4 – 13: Bosnia & Herzegovina
July 13 – 16: Serbia
July 17 – 22: Hungary
July 22 – 27: Slovakia
July 28 – 31: Ukraine
July 31 – August 15: Poland
August 15 – 19: Lithuania
August 19 – 23: Latvia
August 23 – 27: Estonia (& day trip to Finland)
August 27 – September 11: Switzerland
September 11 – 13: Liechtenstein
September 14 – 21: Slovenia
September 21 – 23: Slovakia (again)
September 23 – 27: Austria
September 27 – October 5: Georgia
October 6 – 10: Armenia
October 11 – 16: Azerbaijan
October 16 – 29: Turkey
October 29 – November 8: Jordan
November 8 – 18: Egypt
November 18 – 23: Albania
November 23 – 27: North Macedonia
November 28 – December 5: India
December 5 – 19: Sri Lanka
December 20 – 22: Singapore
December 22, 2019 – January 7, 2020: Indonesia
January 7 – 20: Malaysia
January 20 – February 16: Thailand
February 16 – 24: Cambodia
February 25 – March 18: Vietnam
March 18 – 21: Long Way Home