Our friends J & M

Here's a picture of Jennifer, Masa, and Justine from when we hiked Temescal Canyon with them. We were all supposed to be getting ready for our big trips, but when we got back to LA, we ate pizza and drank margaritas. I hope those extra calories are helping out on the Inca trail!

  

Jen and Masa's Blog

As many of you know, our good friends (the other J & M) are also travelling. We got to hang out with them on their last night in the US before heading off to Toronto, Canada to catch a flight to Lima, Peru! We also got a really gross IHOP breakfast with them before they left, so their last taste of American food sucked. Note to self: have Mom make breakfast on our last day (HINT HINT!). If you're interested in keeping up on the other J & M, check out their blog here. I've also added it to the side bar, in case you want to check it out later. Their itinerary will take them through South East Asia, as well, but try as we might, we couldn't figure out a way to meet up with them because our travel times were so different. The closest we'll be to each other overseas is when we're in China and they're in Thailand. For a while, we were hoping to meet up near the friendship bridge, between China and Vietnam, but it probably won't work out.

Travel Itinerary

Here it is, finally, our flight itinerary:

15.Aug.06 - San Francisco, CA, USA -> Tokyo, Japan
09.Sep.06 - Tokyo, Japan -> Beijing, China
12.Oct.06 - Hong Kong, China -> Kathmandu, Nepal
19.Nov.06 - Kathmandu, Nepal -> Kolkata, India (formerly Calcutta)
04.Dec.06 - Gaya, India -> Delhi, India
21.Dec.06 - Delhi, India -> Singapre, SG
28.Dec.06 - Singapre, SG -> Bangkok, Thailand
09.Jan.07 - Surat Thani, Thailand -> Chiang Mai, Thailand
12.Jan.07 - Houayaxi, Laos -> Louang Phabang, Laos (slow boat down the Mekong)
17.Jan.07 - Louang Phabang, Laos -> Vientiane, Laos
23.Jan.07 - Vientiane, Laos -> Siem Reap (Angor Wat), Cambodia
07.Feb.07 - Phenom Penh, Cambodia -> Bangkok, Thailand
08.Feb.07 - Bangkok, Thailand -> Sydney, Australia
15.Feb.07 - Sydney, Australia -> Auckland, New Zealand
15.Mar.07 - Auckland, New Zealand -> San Francisca, CA, USA.

Phew!! Planning this trip is quite exhausting and stressful. More on this later, but in the meantime, enjoy the itinerary and this picture of the new doctor:

-Dr. B., Ph.D.