So I really can't dilly-dally much more. I've got to get a little more into this whole planning thing. I don't like to plan very much for back-packing trips and I've never liked packing for any trip, though luckily I'm not at that stage yet. :)
I've got my Vietnam visa, I turned in my application for Cambodia this week, and next week I'll do Laos. (I don't need one for Thailand.) Plane ticket - check. Good backpack - check. Vaccinations - in process. So the Japanese encephalitis one is costing me $600! Luckily, I already had most everything else from my other travels...
Right now what I'm mostly working on is making connections with necessary people before I go. A friend of a friend is going to be in Cambodia the same time I'm there...and another friend of a friend is Cambodian and lives there. I'm still working on my connections in the other 3 countries...I may be visiting two friends' families in Vietnam and Laos. And Thailand is like tourist central so I'm not worried about that. I'm also using work connections to see if I can get into the refugee camps on the Thai/Burma border.
That's not too bad for my trip still being a month away, huh?
