There are only 48 hours left between now and getting on the plane to begin my adventure. The unexpected holiday weekend closure of my storage locker has put my packing behind schedule, and means the last few days won't be as relaxing as I'd hoped. The next two days will be full of last minute errands and saying temporary goodbyes to friends and family. I'm happy to be traveling at this point in time as things such as blogs, wifi and skype* will make it much easier to keep in touch than in the past days of payphones and snailmail. My backpack is full of 24 lbs of things I've deemed to be essential for this trip. I wonder what it will weigh upon my return? I wonder what important item(s) I have left behind? My vacation will be a mixture of solo travel, visiting friends who live abroad and meeting up with others who happen to be on the same travel sched as I. 97 days away from the comfortable life I have carved out in Van City over the last decade or so. 97 days that will take me away from the westernized world for the first time as I venture to Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. How much different will Van be when I return? How much different will I be when I return? So many questions running through my head, and the only way to actually answer them is to get on the plane!
* skype name: steve.reynolds99
The best advice I received for traveling: pack half the clothes and double the toiletries! In Thailand clothing is SO dirt cheap that you can ditch off some of the stuff you already have and purchase new stuff (a tshirt is around $3 max) Probably a good thing since Asia is at the second half of your trip. Bring basics like a white tshirt, black tshirt, shorts, jeans etc... Best of luck!!! I will be following your bloggie since I'm a blogger myself Mr. ;) Can't wait to hear all about it.
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