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I'm writing this as I'm getting ready to make my plans for my year-long-round-the-world trip a reality and panic is setting in. Why? Sometimes I find myself doubting that I will actually go thru with it or if it is even possible to fit all I want to see and do within the time and budget limit. And admittedly sometimes I wonder if I'll be able to withstand a whole year by myself. Also a little scared of everything that can and probably will go wrong ...

Hey friends and loved ones!

I am leaving for Japan on November 2nd this year. I am just verifying that you still want to be on my blog address list. If you wish to have your name removed, let me know and I will see to that!

When I leave I will be with out internet for a couple of days so don't expect any fun news or exciting adventures until around the 6th of November. I'm looking forward to another great year, and I love sharing my stories with you!

Peace,

Mark

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Thank you to all of my dear friends and family for making my farewell party a memorable time. I am truly honored by the quality of friends that are part of my life.

So the past 2 weeks I have been packing my suitcase(s) for two different types of cities; Bangkok is more sophisticated while Chiang Mai has a more bohemian culture. It has truly been my desire to live the life of Indiana Jane while in Thailand. But, in packing I ...

... traditional but cosmopolitan city. My friend Brian who is currently living in Malaysia will be meeting me in Bangkok. It will be great to have a travel companion for the first part of my trip, particularly a man who is willing to help get me off the beaten path of tourists.

October 6th I leave by train to Chaing Mai where my living arrangements have been secured at the Loft Residence for 2 months. I will ...

... he started running again. Somebody from behind me was yelling: "She`s injured, she`s injured!" but I yelled back: "I`m fine!" and was running further. We were just right next to the platform. We only had to roll our luggage up to the platform and to the train. I cried to Diego that I couldn`t do that. It`s not that easy to run through 8 platforms with 35 kg of luggage within one minute! Diego yelled that we were almost in the train, so with the rest of my energy ...

... offices", we decided spur of the moment to visit the March Air Museum, which we passed hundreds of times, but had never had time to stop and visit. It was great fun to see all the old aircraft and to read stories of battles they'd endured. March Air Force Base played a significant roles in the "Big Wars", and, now, as an Air Reserve Base, still houses a refueling Wing, so we watched big refuelers (they'd be called DC-10 ...

So my first stop on my trip was Los Angeles. I stayed with my buddies Ryan and Travis Proffit in their studio apartment in Burbank. Then I went to San Diego for 2 days to visit Eric Kim, then back up to LA. Los Angeles is a crazy city, I swear everyone reads Celebrity gossip like it's everyday news. We visited Hollywood and did the Star Walk, went to the chinese theatre and took a picture of the hollywood sign. The hollywood sign is really far off in ...

... me cuz I had a huge warm jacket. Accomplices were: Car 1- Me, Kris, Darin, & Jimmy Car 2- Trisha, Loren, Jana, Jamie, & *****ard. We were lazy all weekend. Loren decided to drive home on Saturday after we dug him a parking spot for an hour and after they moved all their stuff into the cabin. We slept alot and drank alot and went sledding.