ARCHIVE March 2001 — July 2002

474 days around
the world.

Maren & Kirk's tour around the world — a travel journal, photo album, and field guide built from the road. Every country, every cost, every stop.

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474
Days on the road
5
Continents
47+
Countries visited
2.4k
Photos captured
The Route

474 days, the long way
around the world.

Mar 2001
Cologne → Athens
Europe
15 days
Apr 2001
Turkey → Levant
Middle East
30 days
May–Aug 2001
Egypt → Cape Town
Africa
120 days
Aug–Dec 2001
Mumbai → Bali
Asia
120 days
Dec–Mar 2002
Perth → Christchurch
Australia & NZ
90 days
Mar–May 2002
Hawaii → Panama
N. America
60 days
May–Jun 2002
Quito → Rio
S. America
50 days
Jun–Jul 2002
Morocco → Cologne
Iberia & home
20 days

East-bound around the world · Hover stops for names · Click for dates · Click a leg to zoom · ▶ to watch it trace itself

The Journey

Five continents,
one continuous trip.

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01Apr — Aug 2001

Africa &
Middle East

16 countries~120 days
02Sep — Dec 2001

Asia

12 countries~110 days
03Jan — Mar 2002

Australia

2 countries~70 days
04Apr — May 2002

South
America

8 countries~80 days
05Jun — Jul 2002

North
America

3 countries~50 days
From the Diary

Stories from
the road.

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JORDAN · 2 MAY 2001

Petra by foot

Today we spent the whole day at the Petra Ruins. They are spectacular and everything one has ever read or seen is to be believed.

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EGYPT · 19 MAY 2001

Abu Simbel at dawn

We got up at 3:00 am to catch a mini bus to Abu Simbel. We checked out the prices on this tour all over town the day before, we booked thro…

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INDIA · 20 SEP 2001

The Taj Mahal

Today we are 6 months on the road. This morning Kirk had trouble getting up right away.

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NEPAL · 25 SEP 2001

Annapurna trek

The morning of the hike was a little rainy and cloudy. We got a taxi to the bus park.

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