The day has finally arrived! We leave today for Singapore.
Robyn brought us dinner last night & took a farewell snap:

(how cool is our clock?!?!)

Travel Planning...ASIA

One of my most favorite things in the whole world is...the whole world! I am so excited: Geoff and I have booked our flights for our trip in August/September! Pouring over the atlas...a most fantastic book that Robyn gave to us as a wedding gift: "MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME ON EARTH" > worth a look inside! ...Guide books "Southeast Asia on a Shoestring" by Lonely Planet..."Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau" and the Rough Guides and Lonely Planet guide for China.

We have spent a few hours with both the China guides & its not easy to decide which to buy - The Lonely Planet (LP) one has all the Chinese characters next to the English names of things....but the Rough Guides (RG) seems to have much more amazing info than LP.  Plus, one of the reviews I read said that once people start going to all the places in LP, they end up becoming really touristy & that RG has more 'off the beaten track' info. Oh what to do... at least we've got until we leave to return the one that we decide not to keep. They're so heavy and (not to mention expensive)...or I'd say lets keep both! :)

(If anybody knows anything about these books & which one is best, please comment & let me know!!)

Our route looks as though its going to be:

• 
  
  SINGAPORE:Cape Town to Singapore
  2 night in Singapore

• 
  
  INDONESIA:Singapore to Bali
  From Bali we will make our way over 3 weeks to Jakarta
  
  Jakarta to Hong Kong
  2 nights in Hong Kong
• 
  
  CHINA: Hong Kong to Donggong
  Donggong to Guangzhou
  Guangzhou to Shanghai
  Shanghai to Shijiazhuang
  Shijiazhuang to Beijing
• 
  
  Beijing back to Cape Town.

China & South East Asia

Our plans are coming together slowly....travel plans for August/September 2010...
Watch this blog! :)