Itinerary in Brief

So, there is really no itinerary, making the title of this first blog a bit misleading. This is more of a general sketch of what my trip will look like, but don't be surprised if things change drastically from what I will lay out here.

Jordache and I leave for Sydney, Australia on the 19th of January. Our cousin Kyle Mywaart will be there to meet us and we will see what there is to see (I told you this was going to be vague). Jordache and I will at some point leave for New Zealand, and then we will go our separate ways as I head north into Southeast Asia. Thailand is a definite, and by April 25th I will have had to have found my way to Beijing, China where I will hopping aboard the Trans-Mongolian Express. This 21 day trip will take me out of China and into Mongolia, with the last destination being St. Petersburg, Russia. I will probably fly out of St. Petersburg into eastern Europe, probably Prague, and then probably head south to Greece. The word "probably" comes up often in my plan - as I use "plan" in the loosest sense possible.

There is one thing that is definite about this trip and that is the end date - I will be back no later than July 30th for my cousin Marion Fraser's wedding in Edmonton.

Feel free to follow along, and I will do my best to relay some interesting stories. I won't have a phone for the next six months so the best way to get in touch would be through the internet and all that it provides, such as email, facebook and the blog message board.

Nine days and counting.