I’m still trying to get some last minute stuff done for my trip, but I think I am in decent shape. I am flying to San Francisco and back on Thursday in order to get my visa for India processed in person, otherwise I couldn’t get it done in time.. Still need to get a Typhoid vaccine, still need to pack, still need to buy plane tickets into and out of India (after I get my visa). Still need to make hotel reservations in most countries. Still need to receive my Capital One and American Express credit cards in the mail and let them know I will be using them overseas and still need to get a little bit of foreign cash…

Also there are a few things I still need to buy, but probably nothing I can’t get en route.

Updated on 2008-11-13 at 20:24:06

Well it looks like I won’t be going to India after all. This morning I checked my email and I have a new message from Travisa Outsourcing, who processes the visas for India.

India Visa Holiday Alert – November 13, 2008
You have a made a reservation to apply in person for an India Visa on Thursday November 13, 2008 at Travisa Outsourcing. Thursday is a holiday for the India Embassy/Consulates to celebrate Guru Nanak’s Birthday. Please be aware that no same day processing will be available. …

We appreciate your understanding.

It would have been nice to know that before I bought a plane ticket to San Francisco in order to get the visa processed, you know, like on the website, where it said ‘same day processing’ … Oh well. I’ve already got my ticket to skip India and thankfully I didn’t buy tickets into or out of India yet, just in case some crazy thing like this happened.

On the other hand I will now be in Thailand for eight whole days, my longest stop in one place, so I’m thinking about taking a couple of days to go to Phuket as well.