Pre-trip posting

I feel like I should solemnly declare this to be my travel blog or at least do something to formalise this migration away from LiveJournal for a blog. I've had that blog for years and years now, so this is somewhat foreign, somewhat. I guess it's really same same but different.

I'm jetting off this Saturday, which is coming up very quickly. It seems just yesterday that I was driving up to Sydney (actually 1.5 weeks ago) and just counting down the days, but now I've barely got any time to wait for at all! My packing is... not going that quickly, but there aren't THAT many things that I need to pack. Toiletries are done (although I need a loofah/sponge), important documents are printed out (still need to photocopy my passport) and all that's left are electronic things (chargers mostly) and clothes and then I'm done!

I'm going to insert my itinerary here, just FYI if anyone is interested:

1. 14 June (Sat): Arrive in San Francisco

2. 20-22 June (Fri-Sun): Trip to Monterey/Big Sur

3. 23-27 June (Mon-Fri): Yosemite + San Fran (again)

4. 27June-3July: Arrive in LA - hang out, see the city

5. 4-7July: 4th July long weekend - San Diego
6. 7 July-mid August: Central America - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica etc.
7. 14 August: arrive LA/Vegas

8. 15-17 August: Las Vegas weekender

9. 18 August-24August: Trin in NYC
10. 24-25 August: in transit to Milan
12. 25-28 August: Visiting northern Italy (including Torino, Valle D'Aosta)
13. 29-31 August: Weekend trip to Marseille
14. 31 August - 3/4 September: Beach trip to Amalfi coast
15. Early September: Flight from Milan into Shanghai - date being changed
16. 5 Feb 2009 - Home time - Arrive in Sydney, Australia