So a few of you have been asking how we are going to call from all over the world. At first we thought we would do skype video chat. It does work but the problem is that both people need to be at a computer to make it happen. We looked around and found out that you can make calls using an iphone and a skype account to other landlines and cell phones in the U.S. for only $3 a month. This includes unlimited calling time, so...... keep your eyes open for a 606 number because that would be us! All we need is wifi and we should be able to call. Ive been using the skype account to call the past few days because it doesnt use up my minutes and it seems to work just fine! A good idea for anyone doing some traveling and needs to make calls. If you want to know more about it you can read about it at their site:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/pay-monthly/
enjoy!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
28 Days until we leave!!
Well,
We have 28 days until we leave on out trip. Time is going by fast!! We have almost everything we need done. All shots are done, all cloths are bought, and all the tickets have been dealt with. We are working on packets for people to hold onto when we are gone. They just have all of our passport and visa information, along with our shot records and anything we might need incase we loose our information on the trip. Now we just need to finish working on paperwork, bank things, and taking pictures of all our gear for insurance claims (hoping we wont need that though). We will write up a list of whats in our packs so you can see what one bag can hold! Other than that, just trying not to freak out because the leave date is coming up so fast!
We have 28 days until we leave on out trip. Time is going by fast!! We have almost everything we need done. All shots are done, all cloths are bought, and all the tickets have been dealt with. We are working on packets for people to hold onto when we are gone. They just have all of our passport and visa information, along with our shot records and anything we might need incase we loose our information on the trip. Now we just need to finish working on paperwork, bank things, and taking pictures of all our gear for insurance claims (hoping we wont need that though). We will write up a list of whats in our packs so you can see what one bag can hold! Other than that, just trying not to freak out because the leave date is coming up so fast!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
An Idea of what we will be doing in Nepal
As I was doing some research about Nepal and where to buy travel books, I decided to look up some videos about the Annapurna Circuit Trek we will be doing there and found this little gem.
The trek will take us about 25 days with about 7 days of prep. It is said to be one of the best places to hike in the world. Hopefully when we are done, we will have our own video like this!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Seeing friends
We would like to say thanks to Saskia, Sohail, Brittany, and her roommates for giving us a play to stay....and food!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Practice trip
So this mini trip to DC and Philadelphia has been very informative. We have figured out some things we need to improve on and tweak before the big trip so I'm glad we were able to do this! Check out this cathedral on princeton's campus!
-A little more on the practice trip, we did learn a lot of important things on this trip and the most important thing was what to pack and what not to pack. We only had our back about 2/3rd full but it did let us know about how much space we have and how heavy we would like our bags to be. A 30lbs bag might get old after having it on for a few days. We also had a great time getting to know the train, bus, plane, subway, taxi, and car rental of DC, which helped us a lot learn about what might and might not work with our bags. Once we start going we will set up another "how-to-pack and travel" blog and share our ups and downs of living out of a bag!
-A little more on the practice trip, we did learn a lot of important things on this trip and the most important thing was what to pack and what not to pack. We only had our back about 2/3rd full but it did let us know about how much space we have and how heavy we would like our bags to be. A 30lbs bag might get old after having it on for a few days. We also had a great time getting to know the train, bus, plane, subway, taxi, and car rental of DC, which helped us a lot learn about what might and might not work with our bags. Once we start going we will set up another "how-to-pack and travel" blog and share our ups and downs of living out of a bag!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Early lessons!
Ashley getting ready in the train because the morning alarm never went off! Lesson learned = Always have two alarms set!
Mini vacation!!
So here we are in Baltimore waiting on our train to DC. We had a choice of two tickets for $28 or wait an hour for two tickets at $12. Which do you think we chose??? The backpacker mindset is already setting in! We are off the DC and then Philly to visit friends and family.... Should be a blast!!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
60 Days!
Well, the trend looks like we are going to update every ten days until we leave. A few new things have happened. Ashley has gotten 1/2 of the shots she needs and is now working on the rest. I will be getting the last shot I need through the VA for free. Not a bad deal! We are starting to pack the last of our belongings and getting them ready for storage. We will also be going up to DC next week to get our China visa. Unless you want to pay someone $200 to do if for you you have to go to the Chinese Embassy to get the visa. For $200 we can get a round trip ticket to DC.... so we decided to go ourselves and take a small vacation... before our big vacation. Also getting ready to sell the car and working on changing banks. We went with USAA because they have very low charges for using your ATM card overseas. They also reimburse a little bit of the ATM fee from the other bank. Other than that we secured a place to stay in Bocas Panama and are looking into scuba classes for Ashley. Should be fun!
Monday, August 6, 2012
70 Days!
It's now 70 days until we leave! I've gotten a few immunizations...still some more to go. Derek is getting some next week! We have secured an apartment for 2 weeks in Bocas del Toro....what a wonderful place to spend some time! It's a great little studio and will be perfect for us while we get used to life on the road! I'll also get my diving certification there so Derek and I can go on a few dives! Can't wait for takeoff! ~Ashley
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