Possible departure sketch:
Work at RIT till end of August.
Thailand for 2 wks at end of August.
Telecommute to RIT from September to January, stay with mother (save $$$).
Depart to South Africa around New Years.

• South Africa
  • No visa needed
  • Cape Town (start)
  • Cape Town: Visit Tabletop Mountain
  • Language: English/Afrikaans
  • Drakensberg Park (link)
  • Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (link)
• Lesotho
  • 2-Week entry permit at border
• Namibia
  • Language: English/Afrikaans
  • Etosha National Park ()
• Zambia
  • Visa required
  • International health certificate w/ Yellow Fever vac in last 10 years
  • Language: English
  • Victoria Falls (link)
• Malawi
  • No visa needed
  • Language: English
  • Lake Malawi National Park (link)
• Tanzania
  • Language: English
  • Stone Town of Zanzibar (link)
  • Kilimanaro National Park (link)
  • Serengeti National Park (link)
• Kenya
  • Language: English
  • Mount Kenya National Park (link)
• Ethiopia
  • Catch flight at capitol direct to Cairo, skip over Sudan and Ethiopia
  • Language: English
  • Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (link)
  • Simien National Park (link)
  • Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (link)
  • Tiya (link)
• Egypt
  • Language: Arabic/English
• Jordan
  • Language: Arabic
• Syria
  • Language: Arabic
• Turkey
  • Language: Turkish
• Greece
• Bulgaria
• Romania
• Ukraine
• Poland
• Czech Republic
  • Prague
  • Ride bicycle from here onwards
• Germany
• Netherlands
  • Roermond (stop)