Welcome to the official
web site of the Long Sabbatical 2000! It represents the fulfillment
of a dream that's been a year in the making for both of us. We hope
that those who stop by for a visit leave with several things:
An understanding of who we are
and what made us decide to spend a year circumnavigating the globe
Some information on how we prepared
for the trip
The latest on where we are, what
we're doing, and who we're meeting
Some information that might help
you in planning your own adventures
A lasting image of the people
and places we've seen
A different view of the world
Starting in February of 2000, we'll
leave our home in Atlanta and head out for parts unknown (well, somewhat
unknown. We know basically where we're going, but plans are always
subject to change!). We hope to be awed by incredible natural beauty
and changed by the culture and history of places and people. We
want to get to know ourselves, each other, and friends along the way.
In an effort to keep those at home updated with news of our adventure,
we've enlisted the help of that ubiquitous tool that we don't know how
we ever lived without, the World Wide Web. We'll be updating the
site as we travel in Journal 2000, so we invite
you to sit back, read along, and experience the world from our perspective.
Peace,
- Christie and Wiley Long
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Taking on Slovakia's Granite Peaks (Aug 27, 2008 22:36) Art Patnaude hikes across the High Tatras, a mountain range on the border between Slovakia and Poland. The mountains are in Slovakia's 740-square-kilometer Tatras National Park, known for its jagged, snow-capped peaks and unspoiled mountain lakes, as..
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Svalbard, Norway (Aug 26, 2008 01:53) From lovely landscapes to local cuisine, Ben Wessel on exploring this Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic, more than 400 miles north of the mainland.
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Finding Deals on Travel Sites (Aug 26, 2008 00:04) Online travel agencies are regaining some ground by offering aggressive deals and highlighting package pricing. Competition among these sources means that even as travel expenses are pushed skyward, consumers can still find deals -- if they spend the..
Italy's Tourism Hits Defining Moment (Aug 25, 2008 23:26) Italy is revising plans to showcase the country through a Web portal in an effort to regain its primacy as a tourist destination. Five years have already been spent on the project, but there's nothing yet to show for it.
Rescuing Northern India's Musical Heritage (Aug 21, 2008 22:50) Rajasthan, peppered with the majestic forts, palaces and hunting lodges of the fabled maharajahs of northwest India, is one of the poorest states in the country. But a nonprofit group founded by a local businessman and his wife has set out to preserv..
Currency Crisis: Sending Money Abroad (Aug 21, 2008 00:55) Figuring out the ins and outs of using money-transfer services while abroad can be daunting. We tested five companies for sending money internationally and found that whatever service you choose, beware that fees lurk everywhere.
