Departure looms..

Departure Day looms at last! For the trucks - loading into the containers (2 trucks in each 40ft container) on 5th May; for us - 30th May, to be reunited with our 'homes' at Kuala Lumpur, to begin our travels thru Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China, Tibet, Mongolia and a little bit of Russia! A year of planning, and we are so grateful to our key players, Kym & Lyn Bolton, who have experienced the dramas planning a trip like this involves!

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  1. Vicki StewartApril 27, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Can't wait to follow this adventure - lots of udpates please, including video on your fancy blogging camera :)
    xox

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  2. UnknownJune 24, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    At last I managed (I think) to work out how this blog thing works. A great site and excellently put together. We are envious of your adventures but thoroughly enjoying our vacarious trip; keep the bulletins coming!

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