Preperation

Hello! I am curious about blogging. There have been several attempts made on my part to produce decent posts, but alas I am a slacker. In January I'll leave for a long long trip around the world, and have decided to dedicate myself to getting information posted on this blog! This will be easier than sending out mass-emails. Feel free to check it out, as I will hope to update it frequently with great photos and stories (hopefully!)

In the meantime...I have to plan this trip!
I am opposed to planning obsessively and just want to pack my bag and go.
This trip, however is going to be a lot longer than some of my other ones, and the logistics are challenging.

As of now I have 2 flights booked. Toronto to Santiago, Chile and Quito, Equador to San Jose, Costa Rica. I still need to organize my trip to S.E. Asia and my final destination- New Zealand.

I am going through the various Lonely Planets (all borrowed, older copies) and am doing the necessary photocopying, note making. The plan for this trip is to pack light! I am also looking in to volunteering in Equador and have to organize fundraising options and timing/costs. Equador has some cheaper options for volunteering, and is one of the poorer countries in S. America so this is something I really need to do. It will also provide me some security in meeting new people and being looked after, as I will be on my own at that point.

Enough of these rambles. Just wait until the real fun starts!