Preparations

Hello all,
As I am putting things together for my trip, I have a few updates:

-First of all, the Thailand portion of the trip is in doubt, as I'm not sure what the political situation will be like in a month and a half.  I'm hoping to still go there, but if not I will either be heading to Australia early or trying to figure out another country to go to.  We'll see how that turns out.

-I'm trying to figure out how to get things set up to visit friends in France, Belgium, and Germany in my first couple of days.  I'm trying to find the cheapest way to get around there, so if you have any suggestions....

-I have no idea about most of my plans.  I'm realizing that I am very poorly prepared for this trip...but maybe that's for the best.

Hopefully things work out over the next couple of days.  I will update things before I take off, and I will try to update as often as possible during the trip (which might vary, depending on where I am).

Cheers,
-Andy