I just realized I have to get a new passport before we go galavanting around the globe. I don't have enough blank pages for entry/exit stamps and visas. Why? Because the airport police here in France...card. Even though they are my husband's colleagues. The bad of getting a new passport: The delay and cost. Ouch, ouch, ouch. The good: NEW PHOTO, baby! The old one is horrid. *shudders

No more money incinerating our pockets, no, no, no. It's all gone into the ether today to purchase: Round-world airfare New Zealand campervan rental New Zealand ferry crossing reservation. So, yes, we...T hailand, Loas, Vietnam, Cambodia 13 Mar : Bangkok-> Mumbai 14 Mar -> 29 Ap r : roadtripping: Mumbai, Goa, Hampi, Ladakh, Dehli.... 30 Apr : Dehli - > London Home. *whew*

 This weekend,  mana_trini  and I are hosting our first-ever couchsurfers . In a bid to double the fun, we are hosting not one but two couples at the same time.  Sadly, we can't offer them much...Dziani crater and the Moya beaches. I hope we are going to be able to do some serious surfing on our trip around the world. It's such a cool way to get to know people and the places they call home

 If ever someone tells you that planning a round-the-world trip is easy, you have my permission to spit in their eye tell them it isn't so. There are soooooo many things to plan and think about, and...etc do we want to see and how much time in each... And sheesh, that's only part of our USA trip. We haven't even touched on the other six countries. Would it be too wimpy if I said, "Shoot me now?