Our 2012-13 Trip

Back in 2012, we departed for 13 months of backpacking. It was incredible, and we've been chasing that high for a decade. Read about the places we visited. 

• India
• Trivandrum, Kerala
• Kovalam, Kerala
• Varkala, Kerala
• Alleppey, Kerala
• Fort Cochin, Kerala
• Mysore, Karnataka (Part I, Part II, and a Funny Anecdote)
• Udupi, Karnataka
• Gokarna, Karnataka
• Palolem, Goa
• Hampi, Karnataka (Overview, Goat Herding Story, Ridiculous Frog Video)
• Mandrem, Goa
• Arambol, Goa
• New Delhi, Delhi
• McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh (And a post about Tibet
• Amritsar, Punjab
• Jaipur, Rajasthan (and a post about getting there....it's a doozy)
• Pushkar, Rajasthan (and a scary New Year's Eve experience)
• Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• Ranthambore Nat'l Park, Rajasthan
• Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Mumbai, Maharashtra (where Steph berates a taxi driver)
• Kumarakom, Kerala
• Thodupuzha, Kerala
• Fort Cochin, Kerala (again)
• Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Myanmar
• Yangon
• Mandalay
• Kyaukme (where we trekked in remote Burma)
• Pyin Oo Lwin
• Bagan
• Inle Lake

• Thailand
• Bangkok (many times)
• Koh Samed
• Koh Lanta
• Krabi
• Surin Islands & Similan Islands
• Khao Lak

• Cambodia
• Siem Reap
• Phnom Penh
• Kampot
• Sihanoukville

• Vietnam
• Ho Chi Minh City
• Lang Co
• Hue
• Hoi An (and some fancy cooking)
• Phang Nga National Park (and a story about a bag of cats)
• Hanoi
• Cat Ba Island

• Laos
• Luang Prabang
• Vang Vieng

• Australia
• Brisbane
• Sydney
• Blue Mountains
• Melbourne

• Malaysia
• Kuala Lumpur
• Pulau Tioman
• Pulau Perhentian

• Singapore

• South Africa
• Johannesburg
• Kruger National Park

• Namibia
• Fish River Canyon
• Luderitz
• Sossusvlei
• Swakopmund
• Etosha National Park
• Caprivi Strip

• Botswana
• Chobe National Park
• Makgadikgadi Pans
• Tuli Reserve

• Zimbabwe & Zambia
• Victoria Falls

And, of course, we had a great cross-country trip before we went abroad! Read about it here!

Before we flew to India, we drove cross country and stopped in:

• Yosemite National Park

• Zion National Park

• Bryce National Park

• The Grand Canyon

• Monument Valley, Arches, and Canyonlands

• Colorado
• Denver
• Fort Collins

• Missouri
• Kansas City & Pleasant Hill
• Table Rock Lake
• Saint Louis

• Illinois
• Cahokia Mounds
• Chicago
  

• Ohio
• Kenyon College in Gambier
• Columbus
• Cleveland & Chagrin Falls

• New York City, New York

• New Canaan, Connecticut

• Washington, DC

• North Carolina
• Raleigh
• Wilmington

And we spent A LOT of time planning all the gear we would take with us. It's likely irrelevant at this point, but for posterity's sake, check it out here.