We have officially booked the first leg of our trip. Tonight Jason called AA and confirmed our one-way flight that we had on hold. Luckily we were both able to use our airline miles which saved us a bunch of money. All of our other flights/transportation will be booked once we start the trip.
We fly Denver – Chicago – London – Nairobi, Kenya. We leave June 28th, 2010 and get into Kenya on the 29th. From there we will spend the first few months in eastern and southern Africa before moving on.
Our tentative route as of today (which could definitely change as we get closer) is Kenya , Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho (2 – 3 months in Africa). Fly out of South Africa to India where we will go to Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines? (6 – 7 months in Asia). The final leg of the trip will hopefully be the Trans Siberian Railway ? out of Beijing to Moscow, Russia and then down through Eastern Europe. We are not sure if Eastern Europe will happen because of the money situation toward the end of the trip, but we are definitely going to try to make it work. If anyone would like to donate to our travel fund, feel free to contact us anytime 🙂
It is very exciting to have our first ticket booked and out of the way, I can’t believe we really did it! It is a big weight off our soulders and I guess it means there is no turning back!
Becky & Jason's Around the World Adventure 
WOW!
I am so excited for the both of you! You are going to have such a wonderful adventure ahead of you. I am so glad you created this blog so I could semi join you on your journey!!
Much Love,
Kyla
Wow Becky this is intense! I can’t imagine leaving all the comforts of home and everything I know for a whole year. You are crazy brave! I wish you both all the best with your planning and hope everything goes really smooth! You will have a blast and will learn so much!