Turkey and Greece 2006

Today it is officially less than a week before we leave. We have both been so busy with work, and this weekend with parties, that we are not even started thinking about packing. I still don't even know what suitcase to take. I must have two dozen bags, but a large percentage of those are for two or three day trips. And with J's shoulder, we definitely need to take bags with wheels. No hotels yet. We aren't worried about it, we like to play it all by ear. But M has threatened bodily injury to us both if we don't send our hotels and itinerary prior to the departure. Things may change along the way i've assured her. Still debating over a laptop. I think the best option is just to use the local internet cafes and take our chances of finding places to post our pictures. And of course I can post using my Treo. Between the GSM services, worldphone considerations, lack of CDMA hotspots, and the fact that my GSM card for my laptop is only dual band, not quadband, the benefit just does not meet the hassles and risks we take by having it. Although, to argue for the other side, the hotels all have unlimited WiFi access.

I got a text message on my phone from Sprint just Friday saying my Treo was now activated for international services. This just days after speaking with a representative who assured me that my phone was not international capable. I want to post a test blog from my phone this week prior to departure just to get the hang of it. I am also thinking about getting a new camera for the trip. Just another toy to carry... but I really want a better telephoto lens. But, again, torn between traveling light and awesome pictures.

Maybe I'll get around to all of that later today......