World Backpack

Well, we’re officially less than a week away! I have invented a new word that describes my exact feeling: nerxcited. It’s a combination of nervous and excited, and I truly believe it should be a contender for a new word …  feel free to get ahold of Webster (the dictionary man).

On the excited side of things, I am pleased to announce that there is currently a blizzard outside, and today’s forecast for Bangkok is a high of 38, and a low of 26; what a welcome change of temperature that will be!

On the nervous side of things, now we just have to get all of the last minute things done… you know – vacuuming the sand out of the backpacks, making an attempt to pack my bag to a weight that I will actually be capable of carrying… the basics.

Also, the protests seem to have come to an end in Bangkok, and the State of Emergency has been lifted; therefore, we just have to avoid that lovely swine flu and all will be good.

So for now, I will continue to be nerxcited, as Chris continues to simply be excited, and soon enough we’ll be on our way.

So in exactly two weeks (to the minute!) we will be at our hotel in Bangkok! Then we’ll be taking a flight to Krabi the following afternoon, and the fun will begin. We’re going to go to a Thai cooking school in Ao Nang sometime within the first week of being there so we can learn to cook yummy Thai food and make even better sticky rice (mmmm….). Chris is pretty pumped for the new underwater camera – it shoots in HD video and will be amazing for snorkelling/diving. I’m also excited for it, but will be horribly embrassed when some sea creature approaches and my underwater screaming and flailing will be recorded for all to see… 

- Stephanie

Despite the recent violence in Bangkok, we are still planning to go at this point. The protests have been isolated to certain areas and the Canadian Government have not advised Canadians to not travel to Thailand; only to avoid Bangkok. We are flying into Bangkok and leaving a few hours later, and staying very close to the airport.

The protests seem to have calmed down quite a bit- link

We went to get our visas today but the Thai Consulate was closed for a holiday- we’ll be getting those shortly and upgrading our insurance and then we’re all set!