Today is the day -- Finally

FINALLY: Good Morning World...what on my bucket list can I do today. hmmmm let me think about it. It's Sunday Morning and the journey begins. I'm not sure what I am most apprehensive about...the 17 hours to Macau or the 2+ hours to LAX ...to get to Macau. I know the driving & flying spirits are with me. This time in 48 hours (yes I loose a day), I'll be hanging out with dear friends in Macau. So off I go...... and I remember these words:
"travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
See you on the other side of the world, Blog. Later.
P.S. Cats you better not tear up the house - Auntie Marie is watching you. LOL

The New Bag

Well I have been thinking about how I am actually going to carry 14 shirts, 12 pairs of pants, 6 pairs of shorts, 18 pairs of underwear, 16 t-shirts, 4 pairs of shoes..oops forgot the flipflops...make that 5 pairs through my travels next month.
So many possibilities -- do I use 2 medium size suitcases and a backpack or one big suitcase and my backpack or do I use 1 medium suitcase, 2 backbacks, a computer attache and a Trader Joes bag? The options are surely endless and then.............. there it was... "The New Bag".
A beautiful 29" inch black Samsonite suitcase and yes after going to more than 6 locations to check prices I felt I hit pay dirt. And where did I find my "new love"... Ross - dress for less. ha and at a price of $89.95 my little heart fluttered with excitement.

I brought it home and I just looked at it, so happy with my purchase and knowing that there were so many places that this bag would go. I left the room for a second and when I return I saw another use for the bag...Cali decided it would be an excellent scratching post. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!

Ok so the new bag will stay in the closet until I get ready to leave. More later......

Seats on the flight

OK I have finished the very difficult and most challenging task so far in this adventure...picking seats for the 15 hour flight. Yes my brain is going to explode with all the possibilities. There are only 36 seats in The Evergreen Deluxe Section, but you would have thought I was deciding on where I wanted to live for the next 30 years.

My thoughts went from 'should I sit up close?  sit further back?" "which seat has more legroom?" "should I do aisle or should I do window?" and the questions go on... So as most of you know, I have to make sure I have all my answers before I can make a final decision. I looked at EVA Air seating chart (three times..in case they change the seating one day?), I searched on SeatGuru (and realized that the site is pretty generic for everything in that class on the plane), and yes I even went on YouTube and looked at the 14 videos that past flyer's post inside the cabin (I felt a little like voyeur peering into these peoples adventure). And finally the decision was made...after all that research and all that study, it looked like Seat C22 was the best. How perfect - "C" for Charlie and 22 for my birthday. The Gods have spoken and that is my perfect seat. The only problem, someone else is already assigned to the seat. REALLY-PEOPLE-REALLY ???? Did the person in that seat do the same pain-staking research to determine that seat? So I realize my choices were now limited to a few other seats in that cabin. I chose 26H on the flight over and 26C on the flight back. Those decisions were made in matter of seconds.

So my question - do I really have too much time on my hand?  Do I have a "control issue" problem? Is Hello Kitty really going to be flying the plane?...hmmm I think this was just a very random case of determining what was best for me and that's it. This will not happen again and this hard decision is over. WHEW....

Now I need to determine luggage...2 medium size bags or one big bag? Do I take a medium bag and buy one in Hong Kong?....do I ???.........Oh no... it has started all over again. Stay tuned for the final bag choice.  Peace.

Today the Blog has started !!

OK so the blog has started on my trip to SE Asia in October & November. I hope you enjoy the stories and the pictures to follow.