What started as an idea 6 hours ago has now evolved into an epic, 12 week cross country and back again road trip! Itineray far from set in stone - open to suggestions thoughts etc! (26 stops in 3 months as of now)
Hi all -
So, when I found out that my office isn't going back into the office until 2022 today, I was suddenly hyper aware of:
- how I could have worked from anywhere this whole time
- how I may never get the chance to do something like this again (I'm 30, and WFH is a luxury at my job - in 5 years, might have kids etc)
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So, I am all in -
It begins in Peru Vermont, where my best friend is getting married at ehend of Septemeber, and the festivites wrap up on 10/4.
Here's my current plan:
- Peru VT - 9/30-10/4
- Toronto, Canada (likely friends to stay with)
- Detroit, Michigan (tbd, drive break up
- Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana (my graduate school)
- Chicago Illinois (friends to stay with)
- South Dakota (Mt. Rushmore, break up drive_
- Wyoming or Montana (big sky, break up drive)
- Seattle, WA (have friends to stay with)
- Portland, OR (likely friends to stay with)
- San Francisco, CA (have friends to stay with)
- LA, CA (have friends to stay with)
- Mesa, AZ (have friends)
- Albuquerque, NM (break up drive)
- Austin, TX (have friends to stay)
- Houston, TX (have friends to stay/friend has 2nd office there)
- Atlanta, GA (break up drive)
- South Carolina (have friend)
- Washington DC (have friend)
- New York, NY (back to my best friend where it all began!)
Everything in bold is an absolute must stop (friends live there, family lives there etc)
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What I'd like to do:
- Be home before Christmas, 12/25 (Northeast)
- Drive as close to exclusively as I can on weekends
- Keep driving hours under 5
- Avoid any $$$ on hotels (already nearly there)
- Think of someting clever to do in each state, possibly honoring my brother we lost last year
- Lose 30 pounds
- Vlog, Blog, Pics the whole way
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What I'm going into it with the attitude of:
- I honestly can't wait, but if after 1 month, i'm drained? I'll cancelthe rest and drive home
- I have a car, but it has a low mileage lease, so likely going to use my parents and give them mine
- I want to see, do and experience as much as I can; open to anything, but not going to force myselfto go anywhere it if doesn't interest me
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My questions:
- What do you think of the itinerary? What would you change/add/remove?
- What can I do in every state to make a nice memory/scrapbook kind of thing?
- I have money to spend on this, despite probably not spending money on a hotel - but, is there anyone who would sponsor something like this? If I wrapped the car in an advertisement?
- Anything else you think/would suggest!
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