So since Europe is out due to silly visas and countries not wanting to give them to me, we finally have a new plan. We're only going to countries from now on that I don't need visas for. This list of countries that South Africans can visit without rigorous visa requirements isn't as long as we would have liked, but it does include most of the South and Central American countries we had wanted to visit anyway. So thanks to our wonderful travel agent in New Zealand and a smaller fee than we anticipated, we have a new itinerary and a new outlook to go with it.
After leaving Japan 2 days ago we hopped down to Guam where we've been relaxing, catching up and trying to get some sun in-between the rain showers. I got to use my green card for the first time and they let me in with questions at all. From here we will head to the Philippines for about a month and do some scuba diving and eat more delicious food, then head to Malaysia for a month. In August we'll finally land in South Africa where we hope to spend about 2 months visiting family, showing Craig where I grew up and seeing places I haven't even seen yet. After South Africa we fly to Brazil and then our last flight with the Around the World ticket is to Argentina. For there we're on our own again and depending on funds and desire we might slowly make our way back up to the US or just catch a flight back on the points we've accrued throughout the year of travel. We'll cross that bridge when we get there through. For now we're excited about our new plan of attack and the new places we're going to see. There a bit of planning to catch up on now so Guam is the perfect place for it.
Speaking of Guam, i'm surprised at how tired this place seems. The hotels are all sort of run down and dilapidated, along with the rest of the buildings and streets. Everything is over priced except for our hotel room which due to the lack of people visiting we got at an outrageous discount. We're only here for four days and that's enough for us. It's nice to be here and strange to be using USD again but I'm ready to get back on the road and see some different places. If I were to choose between Hawaii and Guam I'd take the former without hesitation.
After leaving Japan 2 days ago we hopped down to Guam where we've been relaxing, catching up and trying to get some sun in-between the rain showers. I got to use my green card for the first time and they let me in with questions at all. From here we will head to the Philippines for about a month and do some scuba diving and eat more delicious food, then head to Malaysia for a month. In August we'll finally land in South Africa where we hope to spend about 2 months visiting family, showing Craig where I grew up and seeing places I haven't even seen yet. After South Africa we fly to Brazil and then our last flight with the Around the World ticket is to Argentina. For there we're on our own again and depending on funds and desire we might slowly make our way back up to the US or just catch a flight back on the points we've accrued throughout the year of travel. We'll cross that bridge when we get there through. For now we're excited about our new plan of attack and the new places we're going to see. There a bit of planning to catch up on now so Guam is the perfect place for it.
Speaking of Guam, i'm surprised at how tired this place seems. The hotels are all sort of run down and dilapidated, along with the rest of the buildings and streets. Everything is over priced except for our hotel room which due to the lack of people visiting we got at an outrageous discount. We're only here for four days and that's enough for us. It's nice to be here and strange to be using USD again but I'm ready to get back on the road and see some different places. If I were to choose between Hawaii and Guam I'd take the former without hesitation.
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