Bon Voyage (incl. itinary)

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Well, I would like to be witty and say something cute, but that is just it - it all sounds so'cutey'. So I will just say what comes from the heart. I really will miss you guys. I have had

a lot of fun working with you and have learned a lot in the process.

Thomas and I will try to keep the journal 'lively' so that we don't lose our audience! We

welcome comments, questions, corrections...and especially personal news updates!

The trip journal is accessible at AirTreks.com

click on READ under TripJournal section on the home page click on READ again enter 'Ihde' into last name field [must be spelled with a capitel I] click on Thomas Ihde a list of journal entries will come up and you can then choose which one(s) you would like to read and view a map of our location there is also a link to current contact information [we still need to fill that in!]

Even though the site gives you an email possibility, we have been told that it does not work well. So we have our own set up at ihdescholl@hotmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

The basic itinerary (I know, you've already heard this one a couple of times...) is as follows:

30 JUN 01 - SATURDAY AIR: ATA LV: CHICAGO/MDWAY AR: PHILADELPHIA, USA

03 JUL 01 - TUESDAY til 04 JUL 01 - WEDNESDAY AIR: LUFTHANSA LV: PHILADELPHIA, USA AR: FRANKFURT, GERMANY

04 JUL 01 - WEDNESDAY AIR: LUFTHANSA LV: FRANKFURT, GERMANY AR: BASEL/MULHOUSE, SWITZERLAND/FRANCE

04JUL 01 - WEDNESDAY til 19 JUL 01 - THURSDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Basel - Italy - Bern - Zuerich

19 JUL 01 - THURSDAY AIR: SWISSAIR LV: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND AR: BUCHRST OTOPNI, ROMANIA

19JUL 01 - THURSDAY til 02 SEP 01 - SUNDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Romania (~ 1 week) - Bulgaria (~ 1 week) - Istanbul (~ 4 days) - Eastern/North Eastern Turkey (~ 2 weeks, may have to return to Istanbul in this time to pick up an Uzbeki visa - let's hope not!) -

Trabzon, Turkey (~ 3 days)

02 SEP 01 - SUNDAY AIR: AZERBAIJAN LV: TRABZON, TURKEY AR: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

02 SEP 01 - SUNDAY til 11 SEP 01 - TUESDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Azerbaijan (~10 days)

11 SEP 01 - TUESDAY AIR: UZBEKISTAN LV: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN AR: TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN

11 SEP 01 - SUNDAY til 14 OCT 01 - SUNDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Taskent, Khiva, Bukara, Samarkand UZBEKISTAN (~10 days) - Osh, Toktogul, Kokomeren,

Dolon Pass, Naryn, Tash Rabat=4 days camping! KYRGYSTAN (~ 6 days) - Torugart Pass, Kashgar, Karrakorum Highway (~ 3 days) - Karrakorum Highway, Khunjerab Pass, Gulmit,

Hunza, Gilgut, Besham, Swat Valley, Peshwar, Taxila, Islamabad PAKISTAN (~ 11 days)

14 OCT 01 - SUNDAY AIR: ??????? [will hopefully book in Islamabad] LV: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN AR: URUMQI, CHINA

14 OCT 01 - SUNDAY til 21DEC 01 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CHINA [tenative route] Urumqi - Turpan - Yumen - Yinchuan - Lanzhou - Xian - Beijing - Shanghai - Tibet

21DEC 01 - FRIDAY FERRY: LV: SHANGHAI, CHINA AR: ?, JAPAN

21DEC 01 - FRIDAY til [?]06JAN 02 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION JAPAN [tenative route] Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka - Hiroshima

06 JAN 02 - SUNDAY AIR: ??? [not booked yet] LV: OSAKA, JAPAN AR: HONG KONG, CHINA

06JAN 02 - FRIDAY til 11JAN 02 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Hong Kong and surrounding areas

11 JAN 02 - FRIDAY AIR: GULF AIR LV: HONG KONG, CHINA AR: BANGKOK, THAILAND

11JAN 02 - FRIDAY til 13JAN 02 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Bangkok and surrounding areas

13 JAN 02 - SUNDAY AIR: ROYAL JORDAN LV: BANGKOK, THAILAND AR: AMMAN, JORDAN

13JAN 02 - FRIDAY til 16JAN 02 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Amman - Petra - Dead Sea - ...

16 JAN 02 - WEDNESDAY AIR: ROYAL JORDAN LV: AMMAN, JORDAN AR: MADRID, SPAIN

16 JAN 02 - WEDNESDAY AIR: IBERIA LV: MADRID, SPAIN AR: MALAGA, SPAIN

16JAN 02 - FRIDAY til 26FEB 02 - FRIDAY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Sevilla (~ 7days) - Costa del Luz and surrounding areas [rented home or apartment] (~ 35 days)

26 FEB 02 - TUESDAY AIR BRITISH AWYS LV: MALAGA, SPAIN AR: LONDON/GATWICK, ENGLAND

26 FEB 02 - TUESDAY AIR BRITISH AWYS LV: LON / HEATHROW, ENGLAND AR: CHICAGO/OHARE, USA

01MAR 02..........ALASKA