Oh yeah, and here is our itinerary, more or less:

Nov 23-Dec 11: south island of NZ

Dec 11-15: Sydney

Dec 15-21: Bali

Dec 22-26: Shanghai

Dec 26-28: Chengdu

Dec 28-Jan 5: Yunnan

Jan 5-19: northeastern Thailand and Laos

Jan 19-31: Cambodia and Bangkok

Jan 31-Feb 3: KL

Feb 3-Mar 2: northern India

Mar 2-15: Kerala

Mar 15-Apr 26: Addis Ababa (after this, it’s a little vague)

Apr 26-May 3: Ethiopia

May 3-17: Uganda

May 17-31: England

May 31: Boston