Here's an index to the places I'll be visiting. I've been able to provide some background information, and that's provided here. Here's an introduction to the area, the route and the themes of this trip.
All travelers follow two paths, a physical path and a spiritual path .
Whatever it is, you act upon it. You buy a guidebook, then a map. You check weather charts and train schedules. You clear some time from your calendar. Everything is so confusing, this new language and culture, this new state of being.