The big trip itinerary

Hello all,

I don't know how well I will keep up with e-postcards while I am traveling so I'm starting this blog as well. I thought I would start with a quick note to let you all know what my itinerary will be during the trip.
I will be starting in Japan. First in Tokyo, then on 9FEB09, I fly up to Sapporo to see their snow festival as well as some other Snow and Light festivals and snowboarding on Hokkaido.
17-20FEB – I will be in Seoul, Korea just to check Korea off my life's to do list.
22FEB-28APR – I will be traveling around India with Intrepid travel. I will start in the south, in Chennai, and work around the southern tip, up to Goa. Then I will hop a train to Mumbai and travel into northern India and back across to Kolkata. You can see a map of the trip at: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/trips/HRL My itinerary is a little different because I will be doing the southern portion first and then the north, but otherwise I'm going to all the same places.
At the end of that trip, I will have a few days to wonder on my own and I may try to visit Nepal. I think it would be fun to say I've been to Katmandu. Really it is just fun to say Katmandu.
1MAY-30JUL – I will be traveling from Beijing to Bali with Intrepid tours again. During this trip, I will travel down eastern China, into Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. You can check out the map and itinerary for this trip at: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/trips/CRO
Also, you can check out Intrepid's homepage for a contest to win a trip for two to the location of your choice.
1-14AUG – I will wrap up my trip in New Zealand, snowboarding in August, and seeing the sights the southern island has to offer, before I return to the states, broke, homeless, unemployed, and yet with a permanent smile on my face.
If I fail to send any e-postcards, or posts to my blog, for several months, please feel free to contact the local embassies and inquire if they have heard anything about my imprisonment, ransom demands, etc.

Cheers,
Greg