Travel Itinerary

I spent a good chunk of 2023 and 2024 exploring a new country every month with my fiancรฉe and our dog. Now we're settling down in Mexico City ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ for a while.

I also documented some of our adventures on my YouTube channel.

  • June 2023: Home base in Montrรฉal ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. [photos]
    • Quรฉbec City ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ [photos]
  • July 2023: Mostly in Bloomington, Indiana ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ. Occasional trips to Chicago ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ.
  • August 2023: Home base in Sofia, Bulgaria ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ. [photos]
    • Rila Monastery & Boyana Church ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
    • Istanbul ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท [photos]
    • Varna ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
    • Vitosha Mountain ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
    • Plovdiv ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
    • Belogradchik Rocks & Venetsa Cave ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
    • Balkan Mountains & Glozhene Monastery ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ [photos]
  • September 2023: Home base in Naples, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น. [photos]
    • Amalfi Coast ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello) [photos]
    • Sorrento ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (again) [photos]
    • Capri ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Pompeii ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Rome ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Milan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Cinque Terre ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น (Manarola, Monterosso al Mare) [photos]
    • Como & Brunate ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Lugano ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ, Bellagio ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, Como ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Path of the Gods & Positano ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Ischia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Mount Vesuvius ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Procida ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น [photos]
    • Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช (Oktoberfest) [photos]
    • Freising ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช [photos]
  • October 2023: Home base in Prague, Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ. [photos]
    • Pilsen ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ [photos]
    • Kutnรก Hora ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ [photos]
    • ฤŒeskรฝ Krumlov ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ [photos]
  • November 2023: Home base in Braศ™ov, Romania ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด. [photos]
    • Bucharest ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด [photos]
    • Sighiศ™oara ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด [photos]
    • Tรขmpa Mountain ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด [photos]
    • Castles in Transylvania ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด (Sinaia Monastery, Peleศ™ Castle, Cantacuzino Castle, Bran Castle) [photos]
    • Paris ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท [photos]
    • Versailles ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท [photos]
  • December 2023: No home base. Christmas Markets in Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช.
    • Dresden ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช [photos]
    • Leipzig ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • Nuremberg ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • Munich ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
    • Hopping between Chicago, IL ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and Bloomington, IN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • January 2024: Home base in Chiang Mai, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ.
    • Chiang Rai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ [photos]
    • Doi Inthanon National Park ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ [photos]
    • Pai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ. [photos]
    • Kuet Chang ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ (Happy Elephant Home)
  • February 2024: Home base in George Town, Penang, Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ.
    • Kuala Lumpur ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
    • Genting Highlands ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
    • Ipoh ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ
  • March 2024: No home base, but mostly in Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ.
    • Singapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
    • Hแป™i An ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ [photos]
    • ฤร  Nแบตng ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ [photos]
    • Ninh Bรฌnh ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ [photos]
    • Cรกt Bร  Island ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ and Lan Ha Bay [photos]
    • Sapa ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ [photos]
    • Hร  Nแป™i ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • April 2024: No home base, but mostly in Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต.
    • Tokyo ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Kanazawa ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Kyoto ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    • Koyasan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต [photos]
    • Osaka ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต [photos]
    • Sapporo ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต [photos]
    • Otaru ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต [photos]
  • May 2024: No home base, but mostly in South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท.
  • June 2024: Home base in Bangkok, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ.
    • Luang Prabang ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    • Pakbeng (and slow boat) ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • July 2024: Hopping around Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ.
  • August 2024: Home base in Bangkok, Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ.
  • September 2024: Home base in Mexico City ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ.
  • October 2024: Home base in Mexico City ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ.
  • November 2024: Home base in Mexico City ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ.
  • December 2024: Hopping between Chicago, IL ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and Bloomington, IN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ.
  • 2025: Probably Bangkok ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ for the whole year.
© 2024 Sean Gransee