Oh. My. Blog.

Despite a nasty stomach-virus-thought-i-had-ebola surprise over the Christmas holiday, my insides appear to be intact and functioning as intended. It's a good thing, too, because tomorrow morning I'm headed to the real south of the border for some Spanish, surfing and sunshine. Gnomar is packed for the journey and I'm still looking for my toothbrush travel case. Stop one on the two-month South America tour: Ecuador.

What's in the bag (all clean):
- 3 pairs of shorts
- 2 pairs of pants
- 10 shirts
- 10 dainties
- 5 prescriptions
- 3 books, 1 journal, favorite pen, a few poems
- a handful of sea shells

The full itinerary is yet to be disclosed because it's... err... it's a bit of a work in progress, but it'll probably go something like Ecuador > Peru > Bolivia > Argentina. I'll be updating this it's-not-a-blog blog throughout the trip, so check it as religiously as you do Gawker if you wanna keep track. Also, if geography isn't your thing and you don't immediately know where places like Guayaquil are (I didn't know until last week), peep at this interactive travel map of the journey.

Time to actually put that stuff together in my bag and realize... it's time to go.

Ok, now I'm excited...