The only travel destination which I've actually decided on for the sabbatical is Uganda with a brief tour into Rwanda. I'll be meeting my friend Shannon here from mid-March to early-April. She is in an Occupational Therapy practicum for 6 weeks in Kampala, Uganda then has 2 weeks to travel afterward. My only criteria for January to mid-March therefore is to do something fun and mini-epic. This gives me many options, and in the past few months I've wavered back and forth between several possibilities. I'll highlight the ones which I took seriously for more than a week and confidently told my friends that I planned to do:
1) Biking the Mediterranean Coast - I originally requested a sabbatical with the intent of biking from Portugal to Turkey and then sailing along the southern Mediterranean coast.
2) Backpacking with Friends in Asia - My super-cool friend Mark is backpacking in India presently, and my childhood bestest-buds Ryan and Jaymi are on vacation from teaching in China during February for Chinese New Years. We would backpack together around the continent.
3) Hot Rock Africa 2010 - A rock-climbing expedition through Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and ending in Uganda. I was totally sold on it but the dates didn't end up working out.
4) Trekking in South America - Deema turned me onto the idea of traveling through South America with his stories of adventures through the mountain ranges there. My schedule aligns with the South American summer so there are a lot of options including the Patagonias.
5) Eastern Coast of Sub-Saharan African - I could see what happens if I do my own thing on my own schedule in Africa and end up in Uganda. I don't really know anything about Africa, but have been hearing about the Eastern Coast of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maybe my hypothetical blog readers will comment on their favorite choices? Decision time is approaching.
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