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November 2011 – 2012 · 12 legs, 56 places

Round the World

Blue Eyes Brown Eyes downshifting around the World

We always talked about backpacking round the world (RTW) one day and in 2011, we decided that enough of dreaming; it’s time to take action. So after couple of months of planning the logistics and figuring out the finances, we packed our bags in November and started the trip of our lifetime (so far).

Why now? The full route, all 56 places
Start in Paris
An empty road, header photo of the 2011 blog

The route

Helsinki → Paris → … → Singapore & Malaysia
  1. 1Paris
  2. 2Iceland
  3. 3New York & Washington
  4. 4The Bahamas
  5. 5Across America
  6. 6Guatemala
  7. 7Peru
  8. 8Brazil
  9. 9Chile
  10. 10New Zealand
  11. 11Philippines
  12. 12Singapore & Malaysia
  1. 1

    Paris

    From November 4, 2011Paris
  2. 2

    Iceland

    From November 14, 2011Reykjavik
  3. 3

    New York & Washington

    From November 16, 2011New York City · Washington DC

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  4. 4

    The Bahamas

    From November 25, 2011Georgetown · Nassau

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  5. 5

    Across America

    From December 1, 2011Miami · Key West · New Orleans · Austin · San Antonio · San Angelo · Roswell · Albuquerque · Santa Fe · Dixon · Pagosa Springs · Cortez · Blanding · Natural Bridges National Monument · Holbrook · Petrified Forest National Park · Meteor Crater · Grand Canyon National Park · Williams · Las Vegas · Hoover Dam · Santa Barbara · West Hollywood · San Diego · Los Angeles

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  6. 6

    Guatemala

    From January 8, 2012Antigua
  7. 7

    Peru

    From January 18, 2012Lima · Cusco · Machu Picchu · Puno · Taquile island
  8. 8

    Brazil

    From February 1, 2012Sao Paulo · Rio de Janeiro · Foz do Iguacu
  9. 9

    Chile

    From February 15, 2012Santiago · Puerto Varas · Chiloe Archipelago · Valparaiso

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  10. 10

    New Zealand

    Dates in the route pageAuckland · Wellington · Christchurch

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  11. 11

    Philippines

    Dates in the route page

    No stories from this leg in the archive. The stop stays on the route.

  12. 12

    Singapore & Malaysia

    Dates in the route page
From the 2011 blog

Why now?

Individually we’ve always wanted to explore the world and spend some time discovering new sights and sounds.

7 comments from friends

“The route” page of the 2011 blog (/blog/the-route/), captured in the backup. Places 51–56 have no dates in the source; legs 11–12 are not in the route table and come from posts (Manila, Tagaytay, Singapore, Melaka).

Comments from back then

3 comments · kept as they were left · closed

  1. Raymond Chua January 14, 2012

    Hey you globetrotter! Just a short note to wish you a belated happy 2012 and an early Gong Hey Fatt Choy :)

  2. Brown Eyes Author January 16, 2012

    Hey Ray, so nice to hear from you :) Many thanks on wishes! Gong Hei Fatt Choy to you and family too! Strangely, I feel like having yu sang now, hehe …

  3. eunice January 26, 2012

    dear, Gong Xi Fa Cai :) enjoy ur blog very much … & feel I’m so tiny to this world. write more & share it with me now & later … c ya … browneyes