Hi, we are Dave & LeeAnne

This is the story of the trip we took around the world in 2007. Here we hope to entertain, inform and just maybe you can benefit from our good (and sometimes bad) judgement.

• Pre-Trip Preparation Autumn 2006

  We pack, we get shots, we get visa's, we re-pack.

• New Zealand January - February 2007

  We begin out trip in earnest in land of the long white cloud.

• Australia February - March 2007

  We continue on to the land down under and explore a bit of the outback and venture to the northen territory.

• India March - May 2007

  We make an apperance in a Bollywood hit, work our way down the west coast before sling-shotting up to the tourist destinations in the north.

• China May - July 2007

  We leave the east coast quickly and head into the Tibetan Plateau before boarding the Trans-Mongolian Express in Beijing. And yeah, we see some pandas, sholin kung-fu and terra cota warriors on the way.

• Mongolia July 2007

  We trek the Mongolian countryside before returning to the capitol of Nadaam, the countries' national festival.

• South Africa July - August 2007

  Where we visit Johanesberg, and Cape Town on either side of seeing amazing wildlife durning a visit to Kruger National Park.

• Zimbabwe & Zambia August 2007

  We visit abandon casinos in Zimbabwe, see the glory that is Victoria Falls, get bumped up to first class on one flight, but don't have seats on the return.

• Namibia August 2007

  We visit an abandon diamond mine, a ghost town, and the world famous Sossusvlei dunes on a whirlwind tour of the south.

• England September 2007

  We visit Liverpool for a soccer match at Anfield before returning to jolly olde London.

• Jordan September 2007

  We visit Petra and enjoy the hospitality of the family of a college friend in Amman.

• Turkey September 2007

  We spend a week exploring Istanbul - our last international destination.

• USA September - November 2007

  Back in the states, but we still have flights, so we do some visiting before returning to normal life.

• Post-Trip Reflections Autumn 2007

  Wow, that went fast. We take a minute to reflect on how we spent the year.