We are planning a trip!

A few changes are happening here at the Baker house – including our actual house (!). We have always dreamed of doing some extended travel and have decided to take advantage of a career change to make this dream a reality. In short, we have one way tickets to Uganda and will be flying out in two weeks to work on some video and photography projects. After some time in East Africa we will be slowly making our way back to DC while traveling to some pretty amazing destinations.

How? Dave received a job offer than we are both excited about and will be starting his new job in the fall (more on that later) so we decided to take advantage of the time in between. We are also giving up our beloved row house apartment (I am still mourning this a little bit) and putting all of our possessions in storage for the duration of our trip.

Where are we going? We will be planning our trip as we go, but after East Africa our brains are spinning with ideas like Istanbul and Capetown – we will see how everything actually turns out! We will be posting on the blog and on instagram during the trip, so you can follow along if you feel so inclined! (have you seen instagram’s new minimalist design? I love it!)

Dave’s Instagram: @bakeradave

Erica’s Instagram: @ericabakerphoto

The next two weeks are full of logistical details involving insurance, forwarding addresses, packing up our house, moving, and deciding how to pack for two months in the most efficient way. Wish us luck!

Anybody have any ideas about where we should go? Any packing advice? Let us know!

7 thoughts on “We are planning a trip!”

  1. Ahhhhh!!! How WONDERFUL! Uganda is so beautiful – a great place for your trip to begin! If you can, you should go to Murchison Falls to see the waterfall and take a safari on the natural preserve up there. We stayed at Paraa Lodge when I visited in 2007 and would recommend it.
    P.S. I can’t WAIT to see your Uganda pictures. I really miss that country!

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  2. WOw!! This is amazing!! Um…I have like 5 million ideas of where you should go haha!!! Turkey is a must, as is Greece, well anywhere in Europe really! If you are looking to venture a little further out…SE Asia is amazing (Vietnam especially!!). Oh girl, we could talk for hours on this!! I’m so proud of you guys going for it! Can’t wait to see where Dave’s job takes you (crossing my fingers it’s California, haha!)

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    • Thanks so much friend!! I already spent some time looking over your Turkey/Santorini itineraries and they are already SO helpful! There is a STRONG possibility we follow a similar route and I may be emailed you for advice and recommendations 🙂

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  3. So many emotions. I am excited for you and cannot wait to LIKE every photo you guys post. At the same time I am mourning you will be gone all summer and then when you return, we might not be neighbors. Still remember in 2012, hearing you talk about in someone’s kitchen at craftastic your heart to travel around for an extended time. It’s happening!!! It’s really happening!!!

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  4. Cambodia is incredible. The people there are just amazing and full of incredible stories. There is a group of people there who live in a floating village in the middle of a giant lake. Floating houses, stores, basketball courts, animal pens, schools, and more. Incredible!

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