Well, we’re down to the wire. In 12 hours, we’ll be on our first flight of our big adventure (to Portland – see ya soon Max!). With 8 months and countless hours of planning behind us, we’re finally ready to take off.
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T Minus 12 Hours!
Goodbye New York…
Well, we did it. We sold most of our furniture, packed up the rest of our stuff into 2 mini vans, and said goodbye to New York, our home for the past year and a half and our first home together. We had pretty much the best year and a half imaginable and it’s hard to believe that the next year and a half will probably be even better, more exciting, and filled with even more adventures.
Don’t Drink the Water!!
Lonely Planet made a Facebook post asking people to bust some of the most common travel myths. Someone posted a comment that said “don’t drink the water” which is something I’ve been wondering a lot about. Obviously, I know we can’t drink the water during our travels, but I’ve been wondering whether or not we’d ever get used to it or if we’d be destined to drink bottled water for the next year +.
“The greatest risk is not taking one.”
Thailand Visa Process = Piece of Cake
The visa process for Thailand was pretty much the opposite of the India visa process. As scary, intense, and stressful as that was, getting a visa for Thailand literally took 2 seconds. I was worried that I didn’t do everything or didn’t have all the forms because they asked for so little.
India Visa Application Process = Very Intense and Scary!
Ok, maybe not scary, but the application process for our India visa was definitely extremely intense. We’ve gotten a few of our visa’s already and typically, you fill out a pretty standard application, go to the consulate, wait in a long line, and then come back a week (or something) later to pick up your completed visa.
Not for India.
“What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.”
The Stave Diaries 