Little Blue Book & A Ticket for 1

My beloved passport arrived today! 2 days ahead of schedule! I would like to take a moment to thank the fine people of the US Department of State and the Postal Service for their timeliness in this matter. The application status on the web said it would arrive on or about 9/22/10. I expected it to arrive late and to be scrambling to schedule a flight. How lovely that it came early today!

Without this little blue book, my upcoming adventures would have been a legal impossibility. Ah, the power of books shines bright once again. Now on to the travel arrangements...

The next most important thing about traveling abroad is getting there to begin with! Using the Kayak website, I was able to search for the best travel deals out of a number of search engines including Cheap Tickets, Expedia, and Orbitz. If you are ever looking for great deals on flights, I would definitely recommend using Kayak. I booked my flight and the confirmation came within a couple of hours.

Now I have my little blue book and ticket for one. On to the next phase: checking visa requirements and deciding what to pack.