Hello everyone! It is unthinkable that one year from now Sybil and I will be on the other side of the world. When I tell my friends and family of our plans, they caution me that perhaps Thailand won’t be politically stable. Or perhaps it will be too costly to travel around Asia and Oceania. 2010 is just too far away for people to wrap their minds around the thought of our venture, and it’s a lot to take in, even for me. Indeed, there’s a part of me that won’t believe I’m going until I have a plane ticket in my hand, or heck, until I’m standing in the airport with my luggage. Even then, I probably won’t believe it. And when I return to the States unable to count the number of countries I’ve visited on my ten fingers, even then, I will undoubtedly refuse to believe it.

Still, what could be more convincing than our nine-page document detailing travel itineraries, places to stay, and costs (mostly obsessive-Sybil’s doing =P)? As far away as it all is, I’m ready to jump in, to plan, and to dream.

Stay posted as the dreams become reality!