Thanks for the invitations and kind offers of accommodation from all over the world:

Asia Surech K. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tomomi M. from Nagoya, Japan Sandy, from Singapore Hon Meng from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Brian M. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Amy D. from China Neng, from Bangkok, Thailand Hack, from Bangkok, Thailand Roy L. from Singapore Lai Peng from Singapore Afat S. from Malaysia Verena S. from Jakarta, Indonesia Lin L. from Penang, Malaysia Stacey L. from Taiwan Ken C. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ken's home page Daniel from Singapore Robert from Cheongju, South Korea Shane W. from Masan, South Korea Wai Mun T. from Singapore Shannon from Seoul, South Korea Suzanne J. from Jakarta, Indonesia Aaron T. from Malaysia Abdullah and Azmah from Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia Frank B. from Singapore Dick and Carol G. from Singapore Emie from Malaysia Emie's home page Kay G. from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunny from Beijing, China Norihiro T. from Japan Osman E. from Kelanatan, Malaysia Kerstin M. from Saga, Japan Tetsuya S. from Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan Dennis S. from Tianjin, China Dennis' home page, in Russian! - but some interesting pics Dan T. from Singapore Canada Veronique L. from Montreal, Quebec Sheree from Vancouver, British Columbia Katy M. from Joliette, Quebec Deb B. from Guelph, Ontario Bob T. from Quebec City, Quebec Cindy P. from Nanaimo, British Columbia Ryan C. from Canada Lilia and Ian from Powell River, British Columbia Lilia and Ian's website Camille B. from Montreal, Quebec Trish S. from Calgary, Alberta Trish's website Peter L. from Vancouver, British Columbia Kurtis F. from Saskatoon, Saaskatchewan Alison H. from Winnipeg, Manitoba Claire M. from Toronto, Ontario....Ontarians must be the friendliest people in the world- look at them all below! Kelly L. from Moose Jaw, Saaskatchewan Gail E. from Vancouver, British Columbia Mark W. from Winnipeg, Manitoba Brennagh from 'not sure at the moment', Canada Don and Anna G. from Windsor, Ontario David M. from Kelowna, British Columbia Kirk H. from Toronto, Ontario Simon G. from Vancouver Simon's website Joanne C. from Winnipeg, Manitoba Jennifer C. from Wellington, Ontario Anne C. from Victoria, British Columbia Jen from Vancouver, British Columbia Jen's home page Lisa E. from Toronto, Ontario Tony E. from Langham, Saaskatchewan Brenda and Rick, from Sarnia, Ontario Jude B. from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia John S. from Montreal, Quebec Donna R. from Moncton, New Brunswick Francois V. from Montreal, Quebec Mary L. from Cornwall, Ontario Mhaire C. from Lethbridge, Alberta Mary K. from London, Ontario Ericka C. from (where's my atlas??) Iqaluit, Nunavut Lucille and Gery B. from Burlington, Ontario Nathalie T. from Montreal, Quebec Jenni B. from Canada. Congratulations to Jenni; getting married in August! Justin P. from London, Ontario Lee B. from Saltspring, near Ganges, British Columbia Lee's home page Deb V. from Edson, Alberta Joanne T. from Halifax, Nova Scotia (where they float down the river on truck tubes, drinking Corona!) Christie O. from Edmonton, Alberta Tony D. from Blenheim, Ontario Kate and Paul S. from Niagara Falls, Ontario Susanne P. from Toronto, Ontario Greg from Canada Nicole D. from Toronto, Ontario Nicole's home page Meriah and her Mum, from Cherryville, British Columbia Jeannette M. from Kelowna, British Columbia Ee Lin from Halifax, Nova Scotia Hillary C. from Edmonton, Alberta Laurier M. from Quebec United Kingdom Claire H. from Southern Yorkshire 'Nev' from Aberdeen, Scotland Jo R. from London, England Benjamin D. from England Lousie H. from London, England Wendy L. from Stoke on Trent, England Dorothy J. from Porthcawl, Wales Mike H. from Lancashire, England S.S from Brighton, England Catherine B. from London, England Phil S. from Warwickshire, England Andy S. from southern UK Tom P. from Cheltenham, England Howie C. from Devon, England, author of one of my favourite travel books Graham and Allison, from Edinburgh, Scotland Lisa J. from Glasgow, Scotland Peter M. from York, England Suzanne and Timo from Stoke-on-Trent, England Rebecca S. from Brighton, England Europe Maria from Helsinki, Finland Christian P. from Austria Helena K. from Prague, Czech Republic Jenny A. from Sweden Christine C. from Alicante, Spain Panu S. from Finland Wojtek J. from Warsaw, Poland Soren N. from Denmark Ilona from Finland Helena N. from Finland Kristjan K. from Estonia Keremcan B. from Ankara, Turkey Elena O. from Kosice, Slovakia Juraj from Bratislava, Slovakia Mariska from Groningen, Netherlands Pier from Miseno, Italy Christophe D. from Gent, Belgium Kimmo K. from Helsinki, Finland Nigel M. from Nachod, Czech Republic Jan H. from Prague, Czech Republic Sanna K. from Turku, Finland Pablo, from Spain *at the moment Stine from Stryn, Norway Rebeca G from Spain Anna from Ivanovo, Russia Arlo R. from Ljubljana, Slovenia Natasha P. from Russia Lessia from St Petersburg, Russia Olga S. from Kiev, Ukraine Adela M. from Trnava, Slovak Republic Peter F. from Arhus, Denmark Elina from St Petersburg, Russia Max M. from Ukraine Dusan from Slovakia Vincent G. from Slovakia 'Nailka' from Moscow, Russia Olga from Russia Vlado L. from Prague, Czech Republic Richard B. from UK Maxim M. from Irkutsk, Russia Nata from Krasnodar, Russia Jana K. from Slovakia Larissa P. from St. Petersburg, Russia Marcin D. from Poland Andrey F. from Moscow, Russia Ondra P. from Prague, Czech Republic Elizabeth H. from Istanbul, Turkey Anisya from Russia Zhenya from Obninsk, Russia Julie T. from Moscow, Russia Eivin H. from Denmark Valeri S. from Moscow, Russia 'Slava' from Russia Guryanov P. from Siberia, Russia Jonathon S. from Hamburg, Germany Tomas K. from Caceres, Spain Central and South America/ The Carribean etc. Gabriel G. from Venezuela Alexandra B. from Quito, Ecuador Paulina G. from Chillan, Chile Cotyna S. from Rosario, Argentina Mauricio D. from Chile Marisa A. from Rosario, Argentina Alejandra from Talc, Chile Gabriela R. from Asuncion, Paraguay Joao Paolo G. from Brazil Rita A. from Rosario, Argentina Victor V. from Florianopolis, Brazil Yael, from Rosario, Argentina Regina from Rosario, Argentina- a very friendly town! Alberto C. from Argentina Ricardo V. from Brazil Elton H. from Maringa, Brazil Luis M. from Escuintla, Guatemala Estuardo V. from Villa Nueva, Guatemala Selvin G. from Huehuetenango, Guatemala Dinorah R. from Boca Del Rio, Mexico Reynold from Panama Mario V. from Los Mochis, Mexico Camile, near Sao Paolo, Brazil Alfredo E. from Mexico Percy V. from Heredia, Costa Rica Rafael F. from Sao Paolo, Brazil 'Uncle Che' from Havana, Cuba 'Kouprey' from Pueblo, Mexico Juan M. from Guatemala City, Guatemala Marc from Rio de Janiero, Brazil Lina Z. from Bogota, Columbia Martha F. Mikhail M. from Mexico City, Mexico Manolo M. from Volcan, Panama Lia T. Rogelio B. Omar F. from Mexico City, Mexico Osvaldo O. from Buenos Aires, Argentina Hugo V. from Mexico City, Mexico Alberto M. from Mexico Debby L. from Guatemala City, Guatemala Camila P. from Sao Paolo, Brazil Michelle from Mexico Juan V. from Mar Del Plata, Argentina Dionne S. from Kingston, Jamaica Lucia G. from Morelia, Mexico Maria F. from Mar Del Plata, Argentina Lucio W. from Belo Horizonte, Brazil Aline from Brazil Fred P. from Acre State, Brazil Hugo from Tampico, Mexico Enrique A. from Mexico City, Mexico Mariana C. from Queretaro, Mexico Francesca C. from Vitoria, Brazil Fernando E. from Santiago, Chile Unfortunately, this project will not get very far without financial support. If you would like to follow me as I undertake this journey, and can spare just a few dollars, that is great. Every little bit helps. If you would like to promote your business on my website, add a link to your own website, or help out in any way, please contact me. 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United States Etleva C. from Washington D.C Kristie from Cazenovia, New York Felix and Andi from San Gabriel, California Roseanne B. from Salem, Oregon Jeff B. from Anchorage, Alaska Terry from Seattle, Washington Deboarh I. from Greenfield, Indiana Christy, Mike and Brian from Longview, Washington Daniel C. from Conway, Arkansas Dave and Jeanne, from Indianapolis, Indiana Casey F. from Anchorage, Alaska Sara K. from Kentucky Kami W. from Boise, Idaho Anna from Cincinatti, Ohio Maureen, from the US Maureen C. from Wilmington, Delaware Ron R. from Eugene, Oregon Louise, from St Louis, Missouri Heather F. from Portland, Maine 'Mindgardener' Honey from Hawaii Sue M. from Mishawaka, Indiana Beau B. from Austin, Texas Lindsey S. from Chicago, Illinois Mike and Diane G. from Dubuque, Iowa, where they now have indoor plumbing! Candace D. from Detroit, Michigan Helga W. from Tok, Alaska Josh W. and family, from Wichita, Kansas Tom P. from Salt Lake City, Utah Dustin M. from Daytona Beach, Florida Jane H. from Chicago, Illinois Betty S. from Amarillo, Texas Nadyne N. from Belleair, Florida Teresa S. from Asheville, North Carolina Kim from Port Hadlock, Washington Shannon C. from Cleveland, Ohio Gene B. from Lafayette, Louisiana Jim A. from Deerfield, New Hampshire Michelle C. from Washington DC, Maryland Zacary M, from a cool little town outside Nashville, Tennessee Samuel R. from Brooklyn, New York Elyse M. from Florida Ned and Ellen S. from Sauk City, Wisconsin Jim and Nel B. from Norfolk, Virginia Teri and Bill from Fairbanks, Alaska Justin C. from Skagway, Alaska Andru B. from South Haven, Michigan Carol H. from New York City, New York Karen 'bunny' B. from Nevada City, California Dennis C. from Chicago, Illinois Todd H from maybe Utah, maybe California Phil C. from Greeley, Colorado Alice S. from Fort Myers, Florida Supriyo and Sangeeta from Burlington, Massachussetts Nicole from Sonora, California Tuan and Nam-Huong, from Texas Lynn and John from Pinon Hills, California Rhonda N. from Venice, California Bythos L. from Chico, California Oscar S. from Champaign, Illinois Janice T. from Sacramento, California Danica S. from California Marcie A. from Rockport, Maine Rachel and Billie from Morro Bay, California Doan N. from Santa Monica, California Brian and Candice from Sacramento, California Phil G. from Cooper Hill, Missouri JD S. from San Rafael, California Debbie the roofer from Sacramento, California Jimmy K. from Sacramento, California Mike C. from San Diego, California Shawn S. from Charlotte, North Carolina Fredi D. from Boston, Massachussets Bethany P. from Wilmington, North Carolina Phillip J. from Santa Cruz, California Christena G. from Oakland, California Melanie C. from Palo Alto, California Christina L. from Irvine, California Michelle C. from Lusby, Maryland Emily B. from San Francisco, California Rob K. from Encinitas, California Vanessa B. from Lake Forest, California Chris C. from La Habra Heights, California June G. from Orland, California Heidi L. from Morro Bay, California Patrick B. from Laguna Beach, California Tom from Boston, Massachussets Pat S. from Louisville, Kentucky Heather Y. from Maryland Katt H. from Somerville, Massachussets Katia from Boulder, Colorado Randi S. from Boston, Massachussets John C. from Boston, Massachussets Jill I. from Ashland, Oregon Mark P. from Louisville, Kentucky Chris N. from Louisville, Kentucky Adam E. from Santa Cruz, California Dave D. from Overland Park, Kansas Tina T. from Bronston, Kentucky Joy R. from Chicago, Illinois Eve H. from Berkely, California Steven P. from Des Moines, Iowa Keith M. from Driggs, Idaho Michelle M. from Chicago, Illinois Pamela S. from Chicago, Illinois Sheryl G. from Fort Dodge, Iowa Laurie J. from Batavia, Illinois Will W. from Chicago, Illinois Aaron S. from Davenport, Iowa Amanda T. from Dowagiac, Michigan Dennis W. from Nome, Alaska Dennis' radio station website Phil D. from Phoenix, Arizona Phil's spectacular photographic website Brit W. from Montana George G. from Burnsville, North Carolina Tim K. from Eugene, Oregon Patrick N. from Dowagiac, Michigan Patrick's website Rayven from Russell, Kentucky Kerry W. from Orrville, Ohio Alisa from Chicago, Illinois Kevin from New York City James A. from Boulder, Colorado Kacey -or Kacey's Dad- from Fort Collins, Colorado Kacey's website Kishore from Fresno, California Brian R. from San Diego, California Jack T. from Palm Desert Craig W. from New York City Shelly S. from Starkville, Mississippi Vince P. from Detroit, Michigan Viswanath T. from Mountain View, California Melissa H. from New York City Ken B. from Oakland, California Lata K. from New York City Doyice and Mary from Statesboro, Georgia Kevin L. from New Mexico Melanie K. from Portland, Oregon Amy F. from Walla Walla, Washington Anthony A. from Cincinatti, Ohio Marc aka Mike, from New York City Kim R. from Ann Arbor, Michigan Jeremy T. from San Louis Obispo, California Joe from Detroit, Michigan Gayle from Boston, Massachusetts Erica T. from Berkeley, California Jannel B. from Baltic, South Dakota Bob W. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cecil and Tina from Green Bay, Wisconsin Sara G. from Staten Island, New York Joseph K. from New York City Erin P. from Flagstaff, Arizona Bonnie and David from Pasadena, Maryland Jerry A. from Houston, Texas Teresa O. from Cleveland, Ohio Chris D. from Des Moines, Iowa Tommie H. from Austin, Texas Pat B. from Kansas, Missouri Andy C. from Frederick, Maryland Gary S. from McMinneville, Oregon Jesse A. from Washington DC Cory from Minneapolis, Minnessota Greta H. from Minneapolis, Minnessota Amber from St Louis, Missouri Kerry C. from Seattle, washington Mary L. from Minneapolis, Minnessota Jenna from Sedalia, Missouri Lynn, Robert and Micah from North Carolina John B. from Auburn, Alabama Angela B. from St Louis, Missouri Leon S. from Traverse Cuty, Michigan Alexie A. from Minneapolis, Minnessota Elizabeth P. from Minneapolis, Minnessota Ross H. from Minneapolis/ St Paul, Minnessota Will T. from Bellingham, Washington Jeff S. from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Ryan J. from Corvalis, Oregon Jesse R. from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Susan B. from Grant's Pass, Oregon Charles D. from Denver, Colorado Erika B. from Washington DC Dan R. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kevin and Michelle H. from Salt lake City, Utah Eric in his treehouse,from Vermont Sean Q. from San Francisco Sean's website with awesome slide show Nicola S. from New Orleans, Louisianna Gernod S. from Albany, New York Ben S. from Huffman, Texas Tim L. from Nashville, Tennessee Tim's website 'World's Cheapest Destinations' Arthur C. from Knoxville, Tennessee Beth from Orlando, Florida Tanna from Salem, Oregon Kathleen C. from Houston, Texas Pam and Allen from Dallas, Texas Erin Q. from Cincinatti, Ohio Glen and Shirley A. from Pleasant Shade, Tennessee Theresa T. from Atlanta, Georgia Beth M. from Austin, Texas Corinne from Cleveland, Ohio Sangeeta L. from Cleveland, Ohio John and Joanne from Fremont, California Tim and Suzan M. from Frisco, Texas Greta D. from Lexington, Virginia Rachel S. from Austin, TexasRachel's travelling website Juris B. from El Paso, Texas Duane M, from Knoxville, Tennessee; currently running amok in Eastern Europe! David B. from Columbus, Ohio Meghan S. from Las Vegas, Nevada. Viva Las Vegas! Meghan's webpage Lorna from San Antonio, Texas Hailey C. moving soon Charlie from Daleville, Virginia Scott P. from Alpine, Utah Tessa O. from Salt Lake City, Utah Kandy from Olympia, Washington Stefan C. from Austin, Texas Anne S. from Bellingham, Washington Taryn G. from Olympia, Washington Sheila and Gary M. from Port Angeles, Washington Don and Anne Z. from Whidbey Island, Washington Dewey M. from Denver, Colorado Deon L. from Santa Cruz, California Brent M. from near Woodland, Washington Mathias W. from Blacksburg, Virginia YokeFong L. from Seattle, Washington Andreas H. from Atlanta, Georgia Tammi S. from Centralia, Washington Steven E. from Nashville, Tennessee Gabriela E. from Colorado Jeff H. from Atlanta, Georgia Brenda L. from Milwaulkee, wisconsin Myles E. from Milwaulkee, wisconsin Pat D. from Athens, Georgia Lisa K. from Ironwood, Michigan Tim S. from Minnesota Ruth T. from Los Angeles, California David D. from Atlanta, Georgia Rosemary S. from Tallahassee, Florida Paul C. from Florida Patricia D. from Miami Beach, Florida Elizabeth A. from cambria, California Hank S from Fort Lauderdale in the winter, New York or Ohio in the summer! Christopher O. from Jacksonville, Florida Ted M. from Berkeley, California Tim B. from Fort Lauterdale, Florida Dannette V. from Colorado Springs, Colorado Spencer R. from Russellville, Arkansas Rachel W. from Florida Damara R. from Chicago, Illinois Liz V. from Denver, Colorado John B. from Grover Beach, California Andres, from USA Roman D. from Atlanta, Georgia Steve S from Glendale Junction, California Kyle P. from Hunstville, Alabama Judith N. from Forestville, California Vijay M. from Anaheim, California Tara S. from Sedona, Arizona Tara's website John R. from San Diego, California Eileen from Phoenix, Arizona Nancy L. from 'off the beaten track - my favourite place, Arizona Joell A. from Denver, Colorado Guillermo G. from Miami, Florida Apryl M. from Moose Pass, in the heart of the Chugach National Forest (sounds nice doesn't it!), Alaska Cap'n John from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tess from Toledo, Ohio Tess' website- Bed, Breakfast and Bike Midwest Karen from Denver, Colorado Beth B. from Baltimore Beth's home page Stephen S. from San Francisco, California Tonya Z. from Portland, Oregon Sheila S. from New York City Sheila's home page Mark Z. from Stockton, California Jose E. from Boston, Massachusetts Pat I. from Kona, Hawaii Johna R. from Madison, Wisconsin Francha and Ken Matt V. from Austin, Texas Al and Holly R. from Cool, California Narayanan P. from Atlanta, Georgia Chuck and Jane S. from Faber, Virginia Ming P. from New York City 'Pink Eyed' Jim from Trenton, NJ Ron and Karen D from Portland, Oregon Denise O. from San Francisco, California Toby L. from Minnesota Brent E. from Springfield, Illinois Alex B. from Wilmington, North Carolina April K. from Hartford, Conneticut Rebecca T. from Sierra Vista, Arizona(about 30 minutes from Tombstone, and 25 minutes from Bisbee, an hour's drive from Tucson, 20 miles from Mexico, and 45 minutes from Nogales, a major entrance point!!!!) Kathleen.T. from Berkeley, California Josh N. from Mississippi Lettie from Seattle, Washington Thanks to Boris B. from New York City for the Russian virtual Christmas card, which I didn't understand To Ibrahim M.- originally from Alexandria, Egypt but now a true world traveller and citizen of the planet earth- thanks for your support and advice! Thanks to Beverly Affleck from Denver, Colorado, who went to so much trouble to let me know that she has "no interest" in my project! Thanks to my friends who call to let me know about spelling mistakes they've found in my text! Thanks to all the people who have emailed me to let me know they will be following my travels.