Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Departing Sunday!

As of this Sunday, I will be departing for Asia. Approximate travel dates, barring any mishaps or reschedules, will be flying out from Hartford, CT, to Chicago, IL, then transferring flights and heading to Beijing on June 27; return flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Tokyo, Japan, then off to Austin, TX, transferring again, and arriving back in Hartford, CT on August 20th, followed by a few days of R&R then back to NY!

I am taking this trip with my Uncle Tom, who was a translator in the Vietnam War. He currently teaches in MA, but also teaches ESL over in Asia. On the trip, I will be meeting several of his friends from the war, as well as other friends of his who live over in Asia. Major destination stops for cities and sites will include Hanoi, Beijing, Phnom Phen, Bangkok, Angkor Wat, the Great Wall, Mongolia, and many more. We will be travelling a variety of ways: at times, by foot through the jungle, by plane, by train, by motorbike- and who knows how else!

I'll be keeping everyone updated here, posting photos here as well as recaps of my trip. I will still (hopefully) be updating facebook periodically if I set up my proxies right, but this will primarily be where the good stuff is.

Thanks for following along with me on my journey: comment often, and feel free to ask any questions you have along the way!

7 comments:

  1. Have a wonderful, exciting, and safe journey Erin!!

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  2. Thanks Jen :) I'll see you when I get back!

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  3. Have a safe trip Erin... take lots of pictures and enjoy lots of memories!

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  4. I can't wait to compare impressions with you. Granted you're going to places we didn't, but it's SUCH a different culture over there, and there's so much to learn, and a lot of that is universal to Asia. Have fun, and I can't wait to read it!

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  5. Chuck: Thanks so much! I look forward to seeing you when I get back. I hope you rock out the art show some more too!

    Mat: It will definitely be interesting to talk about it with you! I'm very excited: we have a friend of Tom's who is Mongolian but lives in Beijing who will be with us, and his professors daughter is going to act as our tour guide.

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  6. Have a grand time Erin. Be safe. I love you. Love Uncle Robert

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  7. Robert: Thanks so much! I love you too :) Say Hi to George for me!

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