Wow, that seems like a lot, but it’s really, really not.
I have so much still to do, so many things to get ready and left to organize.
My vaccinations are planned for March 29th so that will be done and out of the way.
Most of the arrangements for Africa are set. We just have a few details to work out:
1) Need a place to stay in Windhoek for a few nights before meeting up with our GAP guides.
2) Need to sort out bus transportation from Lusaka to Pretoria. Now, I know this is doable, however it’s just not something that we can plan for in advance, other than to know where the bus station is. As most of the message boards that I frequent note, it’s Africa, the regular rules of planning do not apply. So with that in mind, I am going to just roll with it and see what we can do about getting from Zambia to South Africa when the time comes. I have no fear that it will become a problem. Worst case scenario we spend a few extra days in Lusaka, and that is not a horrible thing in my book.
3) Need to get train tickets for our journey from Pretoria to Cape Town, via Kimberly. We cannot pre-arrange these until its 90 days before travel … which come to think of it may actually be now … have to look into that today.
Otherwise, all is set for South Africa. Hostels and other accommodations are set, transport is set. All that is left is to get on the plane!
As for South East Asia, I have it all worked out on paper, but am again just planning on rolling with it once I get there.
Overall, this trip is actually going to be a massive lesson in NOT planning for me. Normally I'm a planning mad woman, but this time I am making the decision to move away from my spreadsheets and calendars and to just go with the flow. I have a loose idea of my route, when I want to be places, where I aim to stay and do (like cooking lesson in Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang, slow boating down the Mekong, volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park Sanctuary, walk the busy streets of HCMC, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Killing fields and of course, visit the Angkor Archaeological Park), but nothing is booked other than my time in Southern Thailand with Beach Travellers.
After that it’s all me and no rules.
Let the adventures begin!
I have so much still to do, so many things to get ready and left to organize.
My vaccinations are planned for March 29th so that will be done and out of the way.
Most of the arrangements for Africa are set. We just have a few details to work out:
1) Need a place to stay in Windhoek for a few nights before meeting up with our GAP guides.
2) Need to sort out bus transportation from Lusaka to Pretoria. Now, I know this is doable, however it’s just not something that we can plan for in advance, other than to know where the bus station is. As most of the message boards that I frequent note, it’s Africa, the regular rules of planning do not apply. So with that in mind, I am going to just roll with it and see what we can do about getting from Zambia to South Africa when the time comes. I have no fear that it will become a problem. Worst case scenario we spend a few extra days in Lusaka, and that is not a horrible thing in my book.
3) Need to get train tickets for our journey from Pretoria to Cape Town, via Kimberly. We cannot pre-arrange these until its 90 days before travel … which come to think of it may actually be now … have to look into that today.
Otherwise, all is set for South Africa. Hostels and other accommodations are set, transport is set. All that is left is to get on the plane!
As for South East Asia, I have it all worked out on paper, but am again just planning on rolling with it once I get there.
Overall, this trip is actually going to be a massive lesson in NOT planning for me. Normally I'm a planning mad woman, but this time I am making the decision to move away from my spreadsheets and calendars and to just go with the flow. I have a loose idea of my route, when I want to be places, where I aim to stay and do (like cooking lesson in Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang, slow boating down the Mekong, volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park Sanctuary, walk the busy streets of HCMC, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Killing fields and of course, visit the Angkor Archaeological Park), but nothing is booked other than my time in Southern Thailand with Beach Travellers.
After that it’s all me and no rules.
Let the adventures begin!
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