Migration Time
It seems to be becoming a habit but, once again, I must apologize for the lack of posts. I just seemed to hit the burnout stage due to studies and cold weather. Fortunately, the studies paid off and final scores were my best yet. Now, as for dealing with the weather, I’m taking the easy way out; out of Beijing that is.
Just like last year, lows approaching single digit Fahrenheit have activated my migrational instincts. Tomorrow I brave the weather in just a sweater, hoping it doesn’t take long to catch a cab (prospects dim due to today’s snowfall) and head to Viet Nam. You don’t want to be lugging your parka around Southeast Asia.
Last years beach excursion put me off of firm planning, so this year I am on complete backpack-bum mode. I know I’m starting in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and plan on working my way north along the coast, but it’s all up in the air from there. Tentative thoughts are Cambodia, Thailand and, who knows, maybe even Myanmar (Burma).
Since I’m getting a little bit of a late start this year (due to a different class schedule) I’ll need to decide on whether it’s to be one week or three plus weeks. Right in the middle falls Lunar New Year, which pretty much screws up travel in this entire region for a week or more. I’m guessing that I’ll just decide to rough it out on some beach somewhere.
I’ll post a couple of updates along the way, as I’m sure to be sunburned as hell for a while and looking for things to do indoors. It’ll also give people an idea of where to start looking if I should somehow disappear (just joking Mom!)
I hope that the batteries get a good recharging, as I know that I’m going to find it difficult coming back to Beijing. It will still be cold and I have resigned myself to finding a part-time job and working my way back into productive society, two very daunting prospects when considered while sitting on the beach.
Just like last year, lows approaching single digit Fahrenheit have activated my migrational instincts. Tomorrow I brave the weather in just a sweater, hoping it doesn’t take long to catch a cab (prospects dim due to today’s snowfall) and head to Viet Nam. You don’t want to be lugging your parka around Southeast Asia.
Last years beach excursion put me off of firm planning, so this year I am on complete backpack-bum mode. I know I’m starting in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and plan on working my way north along the coast, but it’s all up in the air from there. Tentative thoughts are Cambodia, Thailand and, who knows, maybe even Myanmar (Burma).
Since I’m getting a little bit of a late start this year (due to a different class schedule) I’ll need to decide on whether it’s to be one week or three plus weeks. Right in the middle falls Lunar New Year, which pretty much screws up travel in this entire region for a week or more. I’m guessing that I’ll just decide to rough it out on some beach somewhere.
I’ll post a couple of updates along the way, as I’m sure to be sunburned as hell for a while and looking for things to do indoors. It’ll also give people an idea of where to start looking if I should somehow disappear (just joking Mom!)
I hope that the batteries get a good recharging, as I know that I’m going to find it difficult coming back to Beijing. It will still be cold and I have resigned myself to finding a part-time job and working my way back into productive society, two very daunting prospects when considered while sitting on the beach.
