Getting Ready

Ahhhhh, another big trip in the works - I'm almost choking on my own excitement! Starting next Tuesday April 19th, I'll be hanging out in Southeast Asia for nearly 5 weeks. It will be another planes, trains and automobiles type of trip...well minus the trains and add a few boats in there. I'm starting out in Hanoi, Vietnam, then on to Luang Prabang, Pakse, & Si Phan Don in Laos, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and some other random places in Cambodia. I'll be on my own for the first 2.5 weeks then my boyfriend Scott is meeting me in Siem Reap, Cambodia for the last 2 weeks. Woo hoo! Once again I'm pretty overwhelmed with getting all ready and packed. Not only do I need to pack for this trip, but I am also packing to move out of the place I'm renting. I should be used to this considering I've done it for the last few years, but I'm not. Also, I've noticed that the older I get the more of an organizational freak I become and seem to waste more time on making sure everything is in order than on just letting things be. Oh, and the internet isn't helping either! There are so many travel websites with so much info that I just feel like I should look up and know everything about everywhere I'm going. Just 10 years ago I packed my bags for Costa Rica with just a guidebook in hand and listened to advice from other travelers I met along the way and it was the best trip I've had. Now I'm more confused than ever about which of the million hotels, restaurants, and places I should go to. So, my note to self is to relax and go with the flow, man! I know that no matter where I end up I'll enjoy it more if it's not totally planned out...because nothing ever goes as planned on a trip like this - ever!