Farewell for Now

Hello and Welcome!

In an effort to continue to avoid packing, I will write my inaugural blog post that hopefully a few people will read. On Wednesday evening I will begin my journey east to Cambodia -- a voyage that should take about 24 hours and include stops in both Germany and Thailand.

As of now, I have no solid plans. I learned in India and Nepal that plans never really work out the way you expect them to -- and they often make you miss out on other opportunities. Thus, I am going the plan-less route. All I really know for sure is that I will meeting my friends Jade and Kade in Phnom Penh on Friday morning. In addition to Cambodia, we hope to go to Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos -- and as always, I'm making a plug for Nepal.

While I will have my lap top with me I'm not sure how often I will be able to access the internet, or get myself together enough to post anything meaningful -- so this could very well turn into a photo blog (which is probably more interesting than listening to me ramble anyway.)

I have arbitrarily selected a return flight for June 2, 2011 but I have no idea how close to that date I will actually come home. So, please be in touch (especially if you want a postcard OR if you are going to be anywhere sort of close to South East Asia). You can reach me via email (rpvara@gmail.com) or this blog.

Hugs from Vermont!