I'm off...

The news this morning was talking about a scare on an Air India flight. Apparently a passenger saw a "suspicious" package in the bathroom and notified the crew. They turned the plane around and landed at Pearson. The RCMP bomb squad came in and blew the package up..."render the package safe" were the words that were said.

Nobody said what was in the package. The RCMP did not say what the debris of the package looked like. I don't know if the press asked any of them that question. But since explosives were used to blow the package up, then finding traces of explosives in the debris doesn't tell you anything about the package itself. My impression is that the RCMP blew up a dirty diaper bag and are embarassed to admit it...you'd think that with all the technology we have now that someone would have come up with a portable x-ray machine to inspect suspicious packages like that.

It's wierd that this came out on the day I fly to India. I wonder what security will be like when I go through the airport tonight.

But that's an entirely different topic...

Welcome to Something Brewing !

This is my travel blog. I thought I'd do this instead of sending a mass emails out on the odd occasion. This blog allows me to keep everything together in one spot and allows everyone to interact with me as well as each other. I can post entries like this post and attach pictures like this:

This site will also be up for as long as I want and anyone can go to it years from now and read it through again. The best part: It's 100% Free !

I haven't quite decideded how I'm going post online picture albums mainly because I don't have a feel for the internet speed that I'll encounter in India. But once I get there, I'll know what it's like and will post pictures. I'll add a link to this site for you to view them. I'm planning on posting entries frequently...about every couple of days. So please bookmark this page. If you ever wonder how I'm doing, check the site and post a comment or email me if you like.

There are 2 portions to my trip: 6 weeks in India and up to 3 months in the Philippines. I signed up with GAP Adventures for the tour through India. I combined two trips together:
India North and South and Mountains and Mystics to get the full experience of the entire country. I start from the very south and go to the very north.

The Philippines is another story. I have no real plan. I will arrive in Cebu on Nov 9th and visit with some cousins from my mother's side. There are many others to visit and interesting places to see. I'll plan a route once I get there...there's no rush, I'll have lots of time. I'll post the details when I figure it out.

I'm sure I missed a few people on the broadcast email...The address list is long. So feel free to pass the website address along to people who didn't get the email, that way they can check and read it through at their leisure.

Take care everbody ! See you in a few Months !!!