My (rough) itinerary
Tomorrow I leave Chicago, my home for the past fifteen months, and begin what could possibly be one of the biggest adventures of my life. I am heading home for the holidays and to Seattle for New Years to spend time with my loved ones and say goodbye.
January 4th I fly from Seattle to Istanbul, Turkey. I will meet my good friend Shawna Ohm there. From there my travels look a little something like this:
January 5 to 11 in Turkey (Ankara, Cappadocia, Antakya and maybe more)
January 11 to 17 in Syria (Aleppo, Damascus, Palmyra) and a side trip to Beirut, Lebanon
January 17 to 26 in Jordan (Amman, Petra!, Aqaba) and Israel
I leave Shawna and fly to India on January 26. I will be spending time in Delhi and Agra (Taj Mahal) and will possibly make it to Dharmshalla and Varanasi.
I fly to Hong Kong on February 12 where I will be moving into my 180 square ft. apartment in Causeway Bay. I will take a quick trip to Macau my first weekend there. This trip is required to make my training visa valid, but I am pretty excited about seeing the “Vegas of Asia.”
Follow my adventures here. I will write as often as I can.
3 Comments
Vadi on January 5th, 2009
You should have stayed more than 1 day in istanbul! at least for a week
TRY on January 10th, 2009
You might not like this comment, but you’re gonna leave Chicago, not live Chicago. Grammatical error!
U are landing at the worst time in Delhi - jan 26 is national republic day in New Delhi , be careful while planning.
Delhi Hotspots not to be missed: Dilli Haat (Book half a day for this place), Qutub Minar, Lotus Bahai Temple, Akshardhaam Temple, Humayun Tomb. India Gate is outta bounds during time u r gonna be there 
rachelle on December 23rd, 2008
Causeway Bay is like shopping heaven! (Not the big brands but like, Asian street fashion) Woohoo.