Three Months on the Road

We left home three months ago today to set out on this honeymoon adventure. At the moment, having just passed the halfway point of our trip, we’re in our eighth country, with six more to go. Since our blog is woefully behind, so far we’ve only recounted our time in Thailand, China (including Hong Kong), and Japan. Last night we had a “meeting” to assign blog topics and due dates in an effort to catch up. Watch this space! Very soon we’ll be writing about our visits to Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, and–where we are now–Vietnam.

Over the last few months we’ve gotten good at reading between the lines in hotel reviews, crossing streets full of motorbike traffic (and cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles), identifying unfamiliar fruits and other foods, sleeping on very hard beds, and eating lots of Peanut M&Ms, our go-to comfort food for high-stress travel situations (and celebrations when we overcome those situations). Our energy has flagged at times, so we’ve tried to make it a priority to hit the highlights of each place we visit and then have some downtime, too. Thanks to the TV network AXN, we’re loving watching this season of The Voice (“Same week as US!” is AXN’s tag line), plus reruns of all of the CSI and NCIS series, which are lots of fun to make fun of.

When the next month comes to a close, we’ll be leaving Asia for Australia, making our way from Mumbai to Melbourne. We’re hoping Australia lives up to all of our expectations. I think I’ve pretty much got it pegged now as heaven on earth. John is just looking forward to being able to drink tap water again, and to getting rid of the little critters that have taken up residence in his intestines.

We’re excited to see where the next almost-three months take us and for what we’ll be learning along the way. We’ll be leaving the huge Asian cities behind for some outdoor adventures and *even* camping. (I did make that promise in my wedding vows!) Ok, we will be traveling in a camper van, but baby steps…

Thanks so much to everyone following along for the support and comments along the way!