Tina
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Tina
Well, I just stuffed my clear plastic quart bag with a random seletion of 3oz-sized toiletry gels and liquids, I still need to repack my backpack, I want to see The Departed before leaving, and I have to chow some last minute Mexican food since it'll be a while before I can work my tacos al pastor groove. It's an interesting time, 36 hours before departure... I was really, really nervous yesterday. But, now, I'm really quite excited. How cool... 7 weeks in Southeast Asia... bring it on!
Here's a map of where we plan to go... again, very exciting... and our intended itinerary...T and OT on the Map and on the MoveOCTOBER
11: DEPART LAX to Bangkok, Thailand 1:20am
12: ARRIVE 11:30am, explore Bangkok
13: Bangkok
14: DEPART Bangkok to Vientiane, Laos
16: ARRIVE Vientiane, Laos ($30US plus passport photo for visa)
17: Vientiane, Laos (Vang Viang)
18: Vientiane, Laos
19: DEPART Vientiane, ARRIVE Luoang Phabang, Laos
20: Luoang Phabang, Laos
21: Luoang Phabang, Laos
22: DEPART Luoang Phabang, Laos on slow boat up Mekong River
23: slow boat up Mekong River
24: ARRIVE Houayxai, Laos, CROSS into Chiang Khong, Thailand
25: ARRIVE Chiang Mai, Thailand
26: Chiang Mai, Thailand (World Hash)
27: Chiang Mai, Thailand (World Hash)
28: Chiang Mai, Thailand (World Hash)
29: Chiang Mai, Thailand (World Hash) (DEPART 7:30p to Bangkok)
30: DEPART Bangkok (10:30a), Thailand, ARRIVE Hanoi, Vietnam (flight)
31: Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
NOVEMBER
01: Ha Long Bay to Hanoi to DaNang (flight)
02: DaNang to Hoi An (bus)
03: Da Nang to Saigon (flight)
04: Saigon to Phu Quoc (flight)
05: Phu Quoc
06: Phu Quoc to Saigon, Vietnam (flight)
07: Saigon, Vietnam
08: DEPART Saigon, Vietnam, ARRIVE Hanoi, Vietnam
09: Hanoi, Vietnam (DEPART on overnight train 11p)
10: ARRIVE Lao Cui, Vietnam, BUS to Sa Pa, Vietnam (trekking)
11: Sa Pa, Vietnam (trekking)
12: Hanoi, Vietnam
13: DEPART Hanoi, Vietnam, ARRIVE Phnom Penh, Cambodia
14: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16: DEPART Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ARRIVE Siem Reep, Cambodia
17: Siem Reep, Cambodia
18: DEPART Siem Reep, Cambodia, ARRIVE Bangkok, Thailand
19: Bangkok, Thailand
20: Bangkok, Thailand
21: DEPART Bangkok, Thailand, ARRIVE Bali, Indonesia
22: Bali, Indonesia
23: Bali, Indonesia
24: Bali, Indonesia
25: Bali, Indonesia
26: Bali, Indonesia
27: DEPART Bali, Indonesia, ARRIVE Thai Beach (TBD)
28: Thai Beach
29: DEPART Thai Beach, ARRIVE Bangkok, DEPART Bangkok, ARRIVE Los Angeles, United States of America
Here's a map of countries already visited. And, while I thought I was travelled, you can see just how much I haven't seen yet...
Visited Countries Map