I am getting sooooo excited! I love it when a plan comes together!! My holiday is just over 3 wks away and I’ve already started packing – pretty much unheard of as I’m usually still doing laundry an hour before I’m due to leave for the airport!!
Anyway, all the various components of my holiday are coming together nicely. I think I realised a few weeks ago what an endeavour this adventure is – triggering a mild anxiety attack right after I got back from Cyprus! Actually more things to think about than I’d probably anticipated but I’ve made good progress in the last couple of weeks and think things are almost there!
So, flight is booked – 22hrs via Seoul (ugh!) but at least business class with Korean Air (huzzah!). Vietnamese and Cambodian visas obtained and passport back in my possession in record quick time (thanks, Pfizer travel desk!). Life insurance (in case I get squashed by an elephant or other Asian hazard) – done. Travel insurance almost done (still farting about shopping for policies!). Hotel for extra 2 nights in Saigon – booked. Hotel for extra 2 nights in Bangkok – booked. Transfers to and from the airports – reserved. Cycling gear (shorts, shoes, shirts, gloves, socks, helmet) tried on and bought (padded shorts are deeply deeply unattractive!). Only one more pair of gloves plus SPD cleats and pedal set left to get. I’m deliberately packing light (as they helpfully reminded me in the pre-departure briefing document, its a cycling holiday, not a fashion parade!) as i’m sure there will also be lots of great stuff (silks etc) to buy whilst I’m out there!
So really, I think I’m pretty much done. I’ve been training like a nutcase recently (although for some unknown reason its been a very slow week for me so far this week), so hopefully I’m not going to be the unfittest person there! All i’ve got to do now is try and get through the next 3 weeks at work, try and remain focused on what I’m doing whilst attempting to contain my excitement!!
