Well, we started getting the travel immunizations- it looks like I might only need the flu shot and typhoid. The typhoid shot HURT! Not at the time, but about an hour afterward, it really ached. If I didn’t move my arm, it wasn’t too bad- but any reaching was painful. Matt still needs to get Hep A and B. We’re consider... Read More (0 Comments)

Time is flying by fast- less than eight weeks to go until we fly to New Zealand, and there is so much to do.

We are still trying to sort out the vaccines we’ll need for Vietnam. We left a message with a travel doctor at our clinic, but have gotten only incredibly vague replies from the clinic- we may need Japanese Encephaliti... Read More (0 Comments)

School has been keeping me tremendously busy- but I do have one thing to look forward to. We booked our round the world trip! We leave for New Zealand on December 14, head to Vietnam on January 1, fly to London on January 14, and return to the US on January 22.

We will be having a nine hour layover in Hong Kong en route, so we are... Read More (0 Comments)

Ok, so after much deliberation, I think I know where we’ll be going in Vietnam. We’ll have a little over 2 weeks.

We plan on going straight from Ho Chi Minh to Mui Ne Beach, then on to Dalat, take in the full moon festival in Hoi An, check out Hue, and catch a plane up to Hanoi. From Hanoi, we’ll go to Ha Long ... Read More (0 Comments)

I think we will be heading to Winnipeg over Labor Day weekend. We’ve been to Thunder Bay three times now, so we’re ready to head into new Canadian territory!

Tomorrow I’ll be consulting my Canadian Lonely Planet to figure out where we should stay and what we should do. Anyone who’s been to Winnipeg before-... Read More (0 Comments)

Last weekend we went up to Thunder Bay. It was our first trip there in the summer time, and it’s a much nicer city this time of year!

There were three provincial parks that we hit up in one day- Sleeping Giant, Ouimet (pronounced Wee-met) Canyon, and Kakabeka Falls.

Sleeping Giant is a huge peninsula (ok, maybe not h... Read More (0 Comments)

Anyone going to China?

Recently in Chengdu, there were 4 baby pandas born in 14 hours!

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/panda-baby-boom-4-cubs-photo.php

They look kinda weird at birth- so to see some baby panda cuteness, check out their first 3 months.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/photos... Read More (0 Comments)

We were hoping to take as much time off as possible for our Around The World trip in Dec/Jan. I will be student teaching, but I have a 5 week break between semesters. I spoke to my adviser, and was given permission to start second semester a week late. 6 weeks for our trip! Sounds too good to be true…

...considering that M... Read More (0 Comments)

We’re in the process of sorting out what immunizations we need for traveling. Matt is supposed to be faxing our old shot records to the clinic today.

From a quick look around online, we might only need to get typhoid shots. They recommend rabies for travelers who may have direct contact with animals, which I thought might ... Read More (1 Comments)

We are currently working on our plans for a big trip to New Zealand, Asia, and London in December/January. First we’ll be visiting Matt’s family for Christmas, then heading to Borneo to see the orangutans.

The bulk of our trip will be in Vietnam. I’ve been flipping through the Lonely Planet on Vietnam, and there ... Read More (0 Comments)