how exciting, how exciting. i'm almost gone from here, another two days and then south east asia will be mine... :)
the trip should go like this:
cambodia: siem reap & angkor - 4 days; phnom penh - 3 days; kampot & bokor - 2 days; kep - 2 days; sihanoukville - 4 days; kratie - 1 day.
laos: si phan don (4,000 islands) - 4 days; champasak & wat phou - 2 days; tad lo (on the boloven plateau) - 2 days; pakse - 2 days.
thailand: ko samet - 4 days; bangkok - 1 day.
think the place i'm most excited about is angkor, surely... but also sihanoukville, kampot and bokor; kep and vanna bungalows (same name as my mum!); 4,000 islands and mekong, and the reflections hotel at the end...!
tonight i'll start packing my backpack, and tomorrow will be goodbyes and cleaning out my office and my room, sorting out a few things...
and for once, there's more to look forward to, even after travelling: seeing my parents and friends, and oxford!
you know what's a shame though - i know i could stay here and do some interesting things. well, i'll have lots more occasions and there's no way i'm giving up on a masters at one of the best universities in the uk (if not the world).
there's one dear friend who's ignoring me and i'm not sure why; it makes me sad but i'm tired of defending myself for things that i cannot change. i don't even know if it's all because of what i think, but i've heard some things from other people and i'm sick and tired of these people thinking i'm 'rich and spoilt'. i wouldn't be getting a huge loan for my masters if i was... but it's not even worth fretting about.
and have you notice, the new cool thing at the bottom of this - custom field for location... so you will always know from what part of the world i'm blogging from. :)
(movable type is my bitch, lol)