With less than a month to go before I head to SE Asia, I'm doing well with prep work but still have more to do. I've been to the travel health clinic and got my vaccinations up to date. Was given some malaria pills as there is a short stop in a "malaria area" within Cambodia. I'm also loaded up on items to deal with travelers diarrhea. I've booked 3 out of my 5 flights for while I'm over there. Just waiting to book my return flight between Bangkok and Chiang Mai as I want it to go on my visa bill for next month! I'm booking all my SE Asia flights with Air Asia and although the flights are cheap, you have to pay for checked baggage and if you pay in advance (i.e. when ... read more

Some History I depart for SE Asia in 1 month (on February 26) and part of my prep work for the trip is establishing an online travel blog. I thought I would do this rather than send email updates so friends and family have the option of joining my blog if they want to stay in the loop. I'm also using this tool because I've found other people (aka strangers) blogs to be helpful in planning this trip and thought I would provide my trip to be a resource for others as well. Cocky thinking I know, but I view it as paying it forward. In a nutshell for this trip, I've joined a GAP Adventures group tour that will take me through Cambodia and Vietnam over 20 days. Following the group tour, I'll be visiting ... read more