it was a friday afternoon and i embarked on a long flight to the other side
of the world. i wouldn't reappear on anyway until sunday afternoon. i was
on my way to sydney.
that year i just wanted out of the city. sydney and new zealand offered warm
climates and good friends. over email k-livealittle and i booked up a packed
schedule of stuff to do on the south island of nz. the north island would be spent
with friends i would meet i sydney. in sydney i would just bum around more or
less.
this past sunday morning i woke up thinking, "i am going to cambodia." i knew
i wanted to travel for the holidays, but wasn't so determined. when i got
a break i got onto kayak to discover airfare was 3200usd no matter which way
i sliced it to see the temples of angkor.
i redirected my efforts to any airport that wouldn't screw me over in the
world. i seem to go through this every year. i finally ended up with a one
way flight to cancun for 150 usd as my base.
going in, the one way ticket home just after new years would be more than a
round trip ticket during the rest of the year. the obvious options, belize city,
guatemala city, and oaxaca (ss-lehman calls it my mexican hometown).
for only the reason of bus distance i ended up choosing tuxtla gutierrez.
i'm actually not sure what is there. but it is near san cristobal de las
casas, a town i've often heard as the amazing place in mexico. that is where
i will likely spend the new year.
back in 2006/2007, i spent the new year on a beach in new zealand listening to
crowded house music in a light warm drizzle.