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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

See ya India!

India. Out. Why? Visas. I hate visas. They have become the bane of my existence. I hate having to apply for visas, because on a trip like this, I feel like the itinerary will be pretty fluid. And applying for visas ruins that fluidity. Even though I really want to go to India, it just seems like it can not happen! Why? Here's why:

April 1-7 Buenos Aires: learn spanish, eat steak, get used to living in a foreign country
April 8-11 Iguazu Falls (UWHS): travel to, explore, travel back to BA
April 10-15 Travel to and explore Peninsula Valdes (UWHS)
April 16-22 Travel to Bariloche
April 23-30 Travel into Chile, Up to Santiago
May 1-May 5 Easter Island!
May 6 - May 14 Mendoza and start travelling up towards Jujuy, possibly via coastal Chile
May 15 - May 22 Travel from Jujuy through Bolivia to Lake Titicaca (hehe!)
May 23 - May 31 Travel to Cuzco/Macchu Picchu
June 1 - June 8 Manu/Peruvian Rainforest
June 9-June 13 Up Peruvian Coast/Nazca Lines/Lima
June 14 - July 12 South Africa, world cup, safaris, johannesburg, cape town, etc.
July 13 - August 1? Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, safari?, Lake Victoria?
August 2-August 24 Egypt
August 25 - September 7, India?

Wait... what? two weeks? I know, right?

So visas for India are good 6 months from the day they are issued and you have to get them in your home country. Also, there's some weird rule about showing proof of address. So conceivably, I could get a visa on say, March 25 which would be good until September 25. Which would give me a solid month to explore, but realistically, I don't want to wait that long. March 7 seems like the latest date when I'd feel comfortable getting it... so some other time India. And goodbye BRIC countries, as my uncle Peter might say.

Anyways, whatever am I going to do with myself? Let's add cambodia and vietnam to the list. And tack on a few extra weeks in thailand and indonesia or maybe tack on Malaysia! And a month or two in Australia could round it out nicely.

Sorry for the lack of links and pictures, but I gotta go to sleep.



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  1. Beth AnnMarch 14, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    If you change your mind about India we had no problem getting a visa in Buenos Aires we didn't need to show any of the documentation listed on the consulate's web site. We just filled out a form, paid $70 (I think), and waited 3 days.

    Enjoy your travels and let us know if you need any other information on South America.

    Beth Ann (Marc's wife)

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