Solo Travel...end of 2011-2014...?

This is just an idea of how I'd like to next few years to turn out.  By no means is this an official itinerary, just something for me play with and see where I'd like to go (in terms of the US).  There are a few names dropped that I'm not sure if I'd be able to stay with them or if they'll still be where they are by the time I get to that place, but still fun to think about regardless.  As it gets closer to the projected time, I'll come up with another rough draft itinerary.  There's a time in the future when I think I'll live back home in Arkansas (with family, less in bills) to save up for New Zealand, but also be able to take mini trips or else I might go mad!  I know there's a few places that are like "why go there?" but I want to go to every state before visiting some other country.  I have about 5 states, I think, not included in this list so I've got to figure out a way to work them in somehow.  Anyway...super ambitious yet again, but like I said just a little something to go on.

2011

September 27-30/October 4

Seattle, WA

            -Hang out with Zach for 3-7 days, if possible.

September 30-3/October 4- 7

Vancouver, Canada

            -Hang out for at least 3 days.

October 4/10

Seattle, WA

            -Leave car with Zach, if possible.

October 12-19

Alaska (Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau).

            -Spend a week here.

October 20

Seattle, WA

            -Get car and drive to Spokane, WA.

October 21-24

Spokane, WA

            -Spend about 3 days here.

October 25-28

Salt Lake City, UT

            -Spend about 3 days here.

October 29-November 1

Arches National Park, UT

            -Spend 3 days here.

November 2-5

Denver, CO

            -Spend about 3 days here.

            -See about staying with Chea.

November 6-8

Roswell, NM

            -Spend two days here.

November 9-13

Tuscon, AZ

            -Spend 4 days here.

November 14-18

Phoenix, AZ

            -Spend 4 days here.

November 19-November  29

Las Vegas, NV

            -Leave car here and fly to AR, if possible, for Thanksgiving 11/22-27

2011-2012

November 30-April 1

San Diego-Los Angeles, CA

-Live here for 4 months (if possible try to get here by the end of October-second week of November).

            -Visit Tijuana, Mexico, while living here.

April 1-2

San Diego, CA-Las Cruces, NM

            -11 hour drive.

            -Not here to visit, just staying the night.

April 2-5

Austin, TX

            -10.5 hour drive.

            -Spend 3 days here.

April 6-8

Houston, TX

            -3 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

April 9-11

New Orleans, LA

            -5 hour drive.

            -Spend a day here.

April 10-18

Jacksonville, FL

            -9 hour drive.

            -Elyse’s Wedding to Steven is April 13.

            -Spend a week here.

            -Try to fly to AR for a week.

            -Consider staying in Jacksonville for the summer (April-August…4 months)

September 1-3

Savannah, GA

            -2.5 hours from Jacksonville, FL.

            -Spend 2 days here.

September 4-6

Charleston, SC

            -2.5 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

September 7-9

Myrtle Beach, SC

            -2 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

September 10-12

Raleigh, NC

            -3.5 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

September 13-18

Lynchburg, VA

            -3 hour drive.

            -Stay with Hannah if she still lives here.  I bet she'd make a fantastic and yummy cake for my bday :)

2012-2013

September 19-April 1

Haymarket, VA

            -3 hour drive.

            -Live here for about 6.5 months, see if Lea would let me stay with her or until I found a place if not for the whole time.

            -While living here, make weekend trips to:

                        -Washington, D.C.  (1 hour)

                        -Baltimore, MD (1.5 hours)

-Philadelphia, PA  (3.5 hours)

                        -Trenton, NJ  (4 hours)

                        -New York City, NY  (5 hours)

                        -Wheeling, WV (5 hours) (see cousins Jeremy, Paula, and the kids)

                        -Hartford, CT  (7.5 hours)

                        -Providence, RI  (8.5)

                        -Boston, MA  (9 hours)

                        -Augusta, ME  (11.5 hours)

                        -Montpelier, VT  (10.5 hours)

April 2-5

Buffalo, NY

            -7.5 hour drive from Haymarket, VA.

            -Spend 3 days here.

            -Go to Niagra Falls.

April 6-8

Cleveland, OH

            -3 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

April 9-11

South Bend, IN

            -4 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

April 12-21

Chicago, IL

            -2 hour drive.

-Fly to Arkansas for Ayden’s birthday April 13-18.

            -Spend 3 days here.

April 22-24

Milwaukee, WI

            -2 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

April 24-28

Minneapolis, MN

            -6 hour drive.

            -Spend 3 days here.

April 29-May 1

Fargo, ND

            -4 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

May 2-4

Sioux, IA

            -5 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

May 5-7

Omaha, NE

            -2 hour drive.

            -Spend 2 days here.

May 8-9

Topeka, KS

            -3 hour drive.

            -Spend the day here.

May 10-13

St. Louis, MO

            -5 hour drive.

            -Spend at least 3 days here.

May 14-January 1

Little Rock, AR

            -Live here for 8 months to save up for New Zealand.

January 10

New Zealand

            -Live and work here for 6 months to a year.

            -Before flying out here, go to Hawaii first if I have not already been there.

Other Countries I’d Like to Visit:

-Iceland****

-Peru****

-Norway

-Germany

-France

-Spain

-Greece

-Ireland

-Poland

-Switzerland

-Sweden

-Denmark

-Greenland

-Jordan

-Israel

-Egypt

-Japan

-Australia

-South Africa

-Morocco