Done Deal

Last Thursday morning Sharon and I finalized the dates for each of the ten flight destinations around the world to which we will drop in and explore the cities and surrounding countrysides. We delayed purchasing our tickets for a number of reasons as little domestic and business explosions needed attending to before we felt confident to put down the non returnable cash for the tickets. So we got serious nailed down the dates and locations, jumped on our Vespa and scooted down Tombstone Canyon, winding through downtown Bisbee, and stepped into the One World Travel office to be greeted by the smiling Angelika Johnson. Angelika a strict no nonsense organizer, expects the same effort from her clients. I the master procrastinator, will never come close to her expectations but kindly addressed me with a concerning "It's been a couple weeks and I've been thinking of you." I tried to explain our reasons for the delay and handed her my print out of our itinerary wish list. She carefully reviewed this list, looked up to me and sternly asked in her faint German accent, "Is this it?...the final decision...no more changes?" As much as this sounds scrutinizing, she's  really telling me she cares about us making such a large purchase we need to be quite certain of what we plan. "It's as good as we can figure and we'll make it work and we'll have fun no matter what fate will bring us." I replied, adding  "That's just the way Sharon and I travel."

Are you sure this itinerary is correct and final?

Now it's packing time, visa acquisitions, note taking, and finishing up all the domestic details before we begin our first flight to go "Round the World" beginning February 16, 2011.

If any of you out there in cyber-land have any connections or suggestions regarding visiting any of the following countries let us know...I'll hand deliver a note to a friend or special someone if its all possible and put in a good word for you.


THAILAND..CAMBODIA, VIETNAM, NEPAL, INDIA, TURKEY, GREECE, EGYPT, KENYA, TANZANIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, SWEDEN, ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND ICELAND.