6 days before departure

Well Cameron and I are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. We leave Tuesday, Oct 7th from San Francisco and will arrive October 8th in Manila. We're meeting some of my friends there, and have been invited to a filipino wedding. Not quite sure what exactly to expect in the Philippines, but luckily we'll have a local family showing us around the islands. We plan on visiting Bohol and Palawan...but nothing is set in stone and we can easily change our course. We'll be in the Philippines for two weeks and then are either going to catch a flight into Brunei, or fly directly to Bali.

So as of right now we plan on visiting:

The Philippines > Brunei > Indonesia > Singapore > Malaysia > Thailand > Cambodia > Laos > Vietnam > Nepal > India > South Africa > Egypt > Europe...

This is a very similar route that my parents took 20 years ago, so it's going to be interesting for them to see how much these places have changed in 20 years. My parents are incredible people that I look up to, and I'm so grateful that we get to experience something so incredible. We're absolutely blessed not only that we get the chance to take this trip, but also because we have some amazing people helping us out along the way. We have contacts in various parts of the world who have been gracious enough to offer us their home...there are also a handful of people who have given us great advice and travel recommendations. I can't express how thankful we are for all the help we've recieved.

I'll be updating this blog as often as I can...check back in to see where in the world we are at. We'll be gone for about 10 months, but I can't wait to see everybody when we get back to the states...