In the year 2019/2020, I had initially planned to circumnavigate the globe while travelling to various countries along the way. My goal was to start at my home address then travel the circumference of the planet to approach home from the opposite direction. The more I travel, the more I realize plans will always, always, always change. It’s part of the adventure, part of the learning, part of the AWE. My 14 months dedicated solely to travel was certainly no outlier. The second month in told me my plan was going to take many tangents. Using my outline as a rough guide but straying so far away from it that I simply embraced the ride with all it’s ups, downs, twists, and turns. Then a global pandemic hit. Wait. What? Yep, I certainly couldn’t plan for that! My ride halted and my GPS led me home, coming in from an unexpected direction, but not the 360 degrees that I had set out to complete.
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
In the year 2023/2024, I will have another opportunity to follow my dream. This time, the goal is a complete 360 while touching all seven continents. I have a rough guide already with research I’ve been working through. I’m going to list some highlights and I would like you to comment on anything you think is a “must do” in your opinion based on your own first hand experience. I may add some of your ideas to my itinerary or may save them for a separate trip. Also, tell me what you think of my travel plan so far:
Around the World Projected Itinerary
July 2023
Europe – Portugal, Spain (Camino – Porto to Santiago)
July – September 2023
Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
September – November 2023
Europe – Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria
November 2023 – February 2024
South America and Antarctica – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile (Torres Del Paine), Argentina, Antarctica, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil (Carnival).
February 2024
Middle East – Dubai
March – June 2024
Asia – India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia
June – July 2024
Oceania – TBA
July – August 2024
Central America – Belize, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama
Let me know your thoughts and share any ideas you have! Looking forward to connecting with you!
“There are no strangers here; only friends I haven’t met yet”
~William Butler Yeats
Around the World Itinerary Experienced Details
Below is the country by country route I took along with the number of days (including days to travel to them). Throughout the remainder of the post I will go into detail about where I decided to travel to in each country.
*signifies a new country visited for me
Country 1 – Starting point – Canada
Country 2 – Portugal
Country 3 – Spain
Country 4 –
Around the World Itinerary Map
Below is a map of each place I will visit along the year journey. You not only can see the cities I visited, but you can also see the attractions I get to visit along the way.
Feel free to zoom in for details!
13 Months Around the World In-Depth Itinerary
With that all said, below is a breakdown of each country along with the main cities/attractions I got to enjoy along the way.
Canada to Portugal July 1, 2023
Hotel: 3 nights at Vincci Ponte de Ferro
I fly into Lisbon to catch the first available fast train to Porto which took 3 hours 15 minutes.
Camino Portuguese July 5 – July 18
Porto – started walking the coastal route from Porto Cathedral
via Matosinhos Beach – stamp and coffee at Bar do Titan
Vila de Conde
Marinhas
Viana do Castelo
Vila Praia de Ancora (2 nights)
Tui