{"id":5,"date":"2013-08-02T21:19:40","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T21:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderingwithintent.com\/?p=5"},"modified":"2013-08-12T03:17:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T03:17:34","slug":"why-i-am-blogging-my-3-month-southeast-asia-tri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderingwithintent.com\/wordpress\/why-i-am-blogging-my-3-month-southeast-asia-tri\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I am blogging my 3-month Southeast Asia trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cNot all those who wander are lost\u201d &#8212; J.R.R. Tolkien \/\/\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since college I have wanted to travel abroad for an extended period of time, and have recently decided to take a trip to Southeast Asia for 3 months.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be blogging along my journey for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">To share what I learn during my travels with friends, family, and the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li>To remain self-accountable to living in the moment and getting the most out of my travel and life experiences<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">To help people contemplating a similar trip learn what steps I have taken to make it happen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;\">I anticipate and expect my blogging focus to change, as a result of my experiences abroad as well as my interactions with you&#8211;my readers. \u00a0But this is at least a start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For those on Twitter, I have a twitter account you can follow to get the latest updates on my travels, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamwandering\" target=\"_blank\">@adamwandering<\/a>. \u00a0Pending the purchase of a local phone once overseas I&#8217;ll be posting updates there as well as on this blog. \u00a0Also, you can subscribe to this blog by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=WanderingWithIntent&amp;amp;loc=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. \u00a0Please follow me on Twitter and bookmark this page &#8211; and share this page with your friends!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Photo credit: \u00a0Aigle_dore, flickr<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-3f55d2e4-4022-0473-5ea5-ce1e80b3eb3b\">Any other thoughts on what this blog should be about? \u00a0Any advice to share on traveling independently or \u00a0journeying through Southeast Asia?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNot all those who wander are lost\u201d &#8212; J.R.R. 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