The Adventure Begins! (Again)

If you've been following my blog, you may have noticed a lack of posts for the last 8 months. Well, there's a good reason for that - I was on time-out from my adventures. (Not that life in DC / Boston over that time wasn't exciting, but I don't think it was really worth blogging about).

Well, that's all about to change, as I am officially beginning round II of my adventure. In fact, I'm writing this from LAX, as I wait for my flight to Auckland New Zealand. Round I of my trip was a 4 month adventure through Central America. This one will be even bigger - more miles traveled, time spent traveling, and countries visited (more continents visited, too)!
My basic itinerary is as follows:

• Feb 28 - March 30: New Zealand


• March 30 - May 10: Australia


• May 10 - Aug 6: Southeast Asia


• Aug 6 - Sept 14 China / Mongolia


• Sept 14 - Oct 7: London/Western Europe

Over the next seven months I will do my best to engage in entertaining, blog-worthy shenanigans, and then post about them here. (Hopefully I won't get locked out of my homestay, or pickpocketed again, though). I'll be posting updates every couple days, so check back regularly!(Note: if you'd like to have all my posts emailed right to you, just follow the instructions on this post.
Yes, the trip has just started, but I still have a couple photos for your viewing pleasure:

Loki "helps" me pack by falling asleep on my clothes. Thanks, Loki!

Me showing off my newly-packed bags, and the ever-fashionable pregnant-belly style of bag transportation. So hot right now!

Mountains just outside of LA, as viewed from my plane