Trip Details

Now that I've starting blogging about my upcoming trip I suppose I should actually talk about the trip itself. For those of you that don't know....

I'm taking a two week solo trip to Vietnam at the end of March. I leave Seattle on Saturday, March 27th and I return on Saturday, April 10th. I don't have a strict itinerary set but I will be spending time in the cities of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hoi An, and Hanoi. I'll also have a 12 hour lay-over in Seoul, Korea on the way back so I'll have some time to explore the city while I'm there. I've learned from past travels that it's best not to book everything. Once I get over there I'll figure it out. It's one of the things I love about traveling....being spontaneous. I'm crossing my fingers that the language of English is in actuality "universal" as as I speak NO Vietnamese. Otherwise I'll be spending a lot of precious time pointing and making stick figure drawings.

So far I've taken care of most of my pre-travel arrangements. I've gotten my entry Visa, required vaccinations, malaria prescription (although haven't decided if I'm taking it yet), a new travel back pack, Vietnam specific first aid kit and I've booked the hotels and plane tickets within Vietnam. I still need to purchase travel insurance and make copies of all of my important documentation. Within the next couple of days I'll also need to start packing. I'm a terrible packer - I usually pack half of my closet. However, this time, I'm only bringing what I can carry on my back so this will be a learning experience for me.

We'll see what happens....