Some useful links I've been using to find out more about what I'm going to do on this trip.
http://www.travelindependent.info/
http://pleth.tripod.com/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Theres so much to read and so little time before I go. I think I'm going to have to wing it for the most part (Figure things out as I go). I bought a camera today. Its much cheaper than the one I currently have and also much smaller. Going to be a lot easier to carry around and use!
I'm not sure how often I'll be updating this blog... I guess it depends on how much I want to write about my trip and how many people want to read it. It would be great if you could let me know if you read these posts so I have some idea of how many people are taking a look and care if I keep it updated. I better get back to studying for my last 3 exams. I'm leaving on May2nd at 6:30am, have a 1.5 hour flight and a 4.5 hour layover in Vancouver, then I have a 12.5 hour flight to Taipei (arrive on May4th at 3:00pm), Staying in Taipei for the night then flying into Manila in the morning (2 hour flight).
The jet lag is going to be pretty bad and I plan on preparing a little by changing my sleeping patterns the few days before the trip. The time difference is +14 hours.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Travel Plans
I've been considering my routes and although these may change this is where I plan on going. I'll start in the Philippines where I'll spend 2 and a half weeks either with friends or by myself exploring the islands. From here I'll fly into either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore whichever is cheaper. Then travel north. I'm definitely spending time in Malaysia and Thailand and have yet to decide on Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. I'll likely make it to Bangkok and decide there as I can get most of my needed visa's there. On my way home from Bangkok I'm going to do a 4 day stop over in Tokyo.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Trip
I'm going on a trip!
Starting around May the 5th I'll be heading to the Philippienes then traveling around south east asia. I plan on visiting Malaysia, Thailand and considering going to Cambodia, Vietnam and Tokyo. I'll be gone for 2 and a half months.
Although I don't have a lot of time to put a detailed explanation of what I plan on doing (nor do I actually know) I plan on posting updates as things develop, and while I'm travelling (as long as I can find internet cafe's). As far as preparation goes lets just say I've sorta waited to long to decide to go and am now doing everything at the worse possible time, in the middle of final exams (don't tell my parents that its a distraction). Besides school work I'm currently working on purchasing tickets, getting vaccinations, buying things I need for the trip and convincing my parents I'm going to be ok (the later of which I'm doing horrible at).
A lot of people have asked why I'm doing this. A backpacking trip in which I'll basically be roughing it for 2 months and spending most of the time figuring out how to get from point A to point B and what visa's I need on the way. (What sort of vacation is that anyways?)
This is not really a vacation as much as a learning experience. This trip will be a great opprtunity to learn more about the world and more importantly more about me. While its not something I've planned for years its something I feel is a neccesity given the oppurtunity. As an aside there seems to be a great deal of people that love doing the international backpacking thing, I've found tons of sources for information and frankly I find the concept interesting and higly appealing. Lets just say its a whole lot more fun researching Thailand then researching the constructability of masonry structures.
Starting around May the 5th I'll be heading to the Philippienes then traveling around south east asia. I plan on visiting Malaysia, Thailand and considering going to Cambodia, Vietnam and Tokyo. I'll be gone for 2 and a half months.
Although I don't have a lot of time to put a detailed explanation of what I plan on doing (nor do I actually know) I plan on posting updates as things develop, and while I'm travelling (as long as I can find internet cafe's). As far as preparation goes lets just say I've sorta waited to long to decide to go and am now doing everything at the worse possible time, in the middle of final exams (don't tell my parents that its a distraction). Besides school work I'm currently working on purchasing tickets, getting vaccinations, buying things I need for the trip and convincing my parents I'm going to be ok (the later of which I'm doing horrible at).
A lot of people have asked why I'm doing this. A backpacking trip in which I'll basically be roughing it for 2 months and spending most of the time figuring out how to get from point A to point B and what visa's I need on the way. (What sort of vacation is that anyways?)
This is not really a vacation as much as a learning experience. This trip will be a great opprtunity to learn more about the world and more importantly more about me. While its not something I've planned for years its something I feel is a neccesity given the oppurtunity. As an aside there seems to be a great deal of people that love doing the international backpacking thing, I've found tons of sources for information and frankly I find the concept interesting and higly appealing. Lets just say its a whole lot more fun researching Thailand then researching the constructability of masonry structures.
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