T minus 3 days

And by "T", I mean Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia.

The plan is to fly out of Vancouver on Wednesday, spend a couple of quality hours in Narita airport in Tokyo, then off to Bangkok. Plans get a little fuzzy after that. We will probably go up to Chang Mai and Chang Rai fairly soon after we arrive in Thailand, then down to Ko Samui (yeah, you'll want to call up Google Earth now), then across to Ko Lanta Yai (on the west coast), then down the west coast until we get to Malaysia (Pulau Pinang?). Up to the Cameron Highlands before dropping into Kuala Lumpur, then south to Singapore. Flight back to Bangkok, and home some time in mid-January. Best laid plans...

Of course, it has been interesting watching the Government of Thailand dissolve under massive protests via the nightly news. The airports are open (as of today), and cooler heads seem to have prevailed, so it seems the government there is more stable than the one we will be leaving behind in Canada.

If we get anywhere to post pictures and stories, I'll do so here. If not, then this is going to be really dull.