OK. I've given notice at work, found someone to move into the apartment, and things are coming together for my big trip. Unfortunately the happily lost handle on Blogger was taken so I had to add the 17 into the URL. Such is life.
In the next week or so I'll be sending this out to about everyone I have ever met (if you are here, I guess I did that) so everyone will know where to tune in to follow my travels. I'm going to post my tentative itinerary here but I am sure it will change. If you have contacts to share in or near anywhere I am going or tips, suggestions, etc., please feel free to let me know. Also, while I am away, I'm going to want to hear from you all. So please add comments to the blog and send me emails. It is going to be exciting, but it'll be lonely at times as well. Plus I do want to keep up on what is going on with everyone I care about (it isn't ALL about me :)).
Anyway, here is the rough itinerary. Tickets have been purchased as far as Bali:
Depart LAX November 3, 2008
Fiji November 5-13
New Zealand November 13-December 5
Indonesia 3-4 weeks
Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Loas, Cambodia, Vietnam) 3 months
India 1 month
Africa (countries TBD) 2 months
South/Central America (countries TBD) 3 months
