Getting close.

And we're down to my last two days at work...

A couple stories to wrap up, a section to finish (covering for someone out on vacation), and then I'm done.

So here's a tentative look at my travel plans.

My initial itinerary:
Aug. 11-15 London
Aug. 15-29 Morocco
Aug. 29-Sept. 18/20ish Egypt
Sept. 20-Oct. 16 Israel
Oct. 16-Oct. 20 (Petra, Amman)
Oct. 20 Los Angeles

My new itinerary:
Aug. 12-14 Bratislava, Slovakia
Aug. 14-15 London
Aug. 15-29 Morocco
Aug. 29-Sept. 18/20ish Egypt
Sept. 20-Oct. 16 Israel
Oct. 16-Oct. 20 (Petra, Amman)
Oct. 20 Los Angeles

These plans are basically when I seemingly must leave one country to another because of flight/train/bus plans...but otherwise, and even so, everything is quite flexible.

As for my change in travel plans?

In short: These really great people I am staying with here in Brussels for my last couple weeks are getting married. Tickets to get to Bratislava were all about $300-$400...and so I was hopelessly bereft of the possibility of seeing them tie the proverbial knot..until...

Eric, the soon-to-be groom, got the wild and crazy idea to apply his 25,000 Delta sky miles to me. So now they're essentially flying me over at the last minute--I pay airport fees.

Looks like I'm attending a wedding in Bratislava. Can't wait to see two awesome people get what they deserve (happiness, though that sounds slightly more ominous than it is meant to be).

Yes, I have good friends.

Now to find a place to stay and clothes to wear. Ehm...More details to come!