by Jen on September 2, 2010
I was enjoying the best fish sandwich I’d ever had and celebrating over beer the airport in which you’re allowed to smoke: Atlanta. I had forty-five minutes before my plane started boarding and I was starving because I’m too lazy to wake up on time to eat breakfast. I ordered another beer, drank it rather quickly, and started towards my gate with twenty minutes to scheduled take off.
“The plane left. We called you five times but you never came so the plane left. About ten minutes ago.” My heart sank and must’ve hit the floor too hard because in seconds it was racing at hamster heart speed. I missed my plane. Read The Full Article…
by Eli on August 25, 2010
Today Jen and I went over to Stamford, Connecticut to visit the travel vaccine clinic. Honestly, we didn’t know what to expect in terms of price, or how many varieties of vaccinations would be recommended to us, and we were surprised to learn the shocking truth.
We gave a rough estimate of our travel itinerary, an exact one being impossible since we’re traveling with a one-way ticket and an open-ended plan. We told the doctor that we’d be going on a one year trip, to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. She recommended the following shots: Read The Full Article…
by Jen on August 18, 2010
With so many pre-trip things to do, like getting rid of stuff, doing research, packing, and officially saying good-bye, it is only natural to freeze and get nothing accomplished. Going out and doing things is such a great distraction from doing those little things that matter. But with an adventure fast in full effect, what is stopping productivity? Read The Full Article…
by Eli on August 10, 2010
The clock is forever ticking. Eight weeks from today we will be boarding an Amtrak train and heading to Chicago, starting a three-week journey to the West Coast to eventually fly to Bangkok out of San Francisco. 56 days left of routine home living, working, paying rent, watching baseball games at the same bar every week. 1344 hours left of reading other’s stories of incredible travel tales, waiting for the feeling to be ours. The wait is almost over. Read The Full Article…
by Eli on August 6, 2010
October 5th is our official leaving date, and we have now less than two months to go. We’ve got our train and plane tickets, our backpacks, and an idea of where our travel budget should be. Now we’re taking a look at all the odds and ends that need to be taken care of over the next two months. Read The Full Article…
