Getting Ready

Well it is finally sinking in that we are heading out this Friday. All of the major preparations have been completed for our journey, now we just have our packing to do. It will be a bit different packing for this trip since we will be heading further North through Laos and Vietnam. Some travel guides said to pack warmer clothes since it is cooler in these regions. I have been watching some weather networks and they say the weather is between 25 and 35 in these regions right now. However, this is more difficult then just packing for 40 degree Thai heat. I guess it just gives me an excuse to bring more clothes with me. It is hard to believe that next week at this time we will be getting off our 16 hour flight for a 7 hour stop in Hong Kong. Then off to Bangkok and Rangoon the next day. We saw a great "Don't Forget Your Passport" episode on Burma a couple days ago that have us ready for our journey. Today I will start researching vegetarian restaurant for most of our stops. I have heard it is much more difficult to get vegetarian food in Laos and Burma. In Thailand they accommodate the vegetarians almost anywhere (sometimes with a bit of communication difficulties). So I have found a few websites to copy down info from. However, finding these places once we are there is a whole other story. I am also going to do my best to get some English maps of the larger cities we are visiting. This may help tremendously. Anyway, off to finish up some trip research. Take care....