Just thought I'd cross-forum this.
Here's the story of my travel development plan.
Lowdown is, I bought a ticket from Bangkok - Boston yesterday. I finish my China program in Shanghai on the 11th of December, and I fly out of Bangkok on the morn of the 6th of Jan...25 full days of glorious meandering. As of now, I have no clue how the hell I'm getting my ass 2000 miles overland from Shanghai to Bangkok...but I'll have to do it somehow, and that's what I'm inviting you guys to join me on. :D
Just gonna leave the option here for any tpunk who'd like to be my fellow adventurer. Think about it, there's plenty of time to plan.
Plan is to boot it hardcore fast through China (4 days max, most of that on a train). Two weeks in Vietnam, about 5 days in Cambodia, and a day in Bangkok for me before flying out the next morning...all that leaves a day to spare somewhere.
You know you want to do it