It’s an unseasonably blustery May afternoon here in New York City but by this time tomorrow I hope to be enjoying a sunny spring day in Moscow! The weekend forecast for Moscow and St. Petersburg looks fantastic and I am excited to get my summer travel extravaganza underway. I’m again joined on this trip by my good friend and regular summer travel buddy, Shannon, who will be with me for the first two weeks before flying home from Crete via Istanbul. Shannon and I are sitting here in the JFK Sky Club still trying to finalize a few itinerary details and book various hotels, rental cars and ferries (we did kind of plan this one on short notice). There are still a few details to be worked out (especially on the latter half of the trip) but here’s the full itinerary as it stands now:
Stop #1 – Moscow, Russia
Stop #2 – St. Petersburg, Russia
Stop #3 – Riga, Latvia
Stop #4 – Vilnius, Lithuania
Stop #5 – Sardinia, Italy
Stop #6 – Corsica, France
Stop #7 – Crete, Greece
Stop #8 – Rhodes, Greece
Stop #9 – Symi, Greece
Stop #10 – Kos, Greece
Stop #11 – Bodrum, Turkey
Stop #12 – Izmir/Ephesus, Turkey
Stop #13 – Pammukale, Turkey
Stop #14 – Cappadocia, Turkey
Stop #15 – Istanbul, Turkey
And there you have it…a whirlwind 30 days from Moscow to the Mediterranean! With the exception of Istanbul, every one of these stops will be brand new to me. We’ll be departing from JFK in just a few hours…here’s to another amazing summer of travel!
Next stop, Moscow.
I'm Jenny McIver Brocious, road warrior, author, globetrotter. In 2006, I had the inspired idea to turn my business travel rewards into a 30-day trip around the world. It was love at first flight and I've since made my jetlag-defying journey an annual adventure, visiting and writing about more than 170 countries on all 7 continents - all while maintaining a full-time career. Today, my goal is to help other professionals fulfill their wildest travel dreams without sacrificing their career.