Regardless of whether a certain SherpaTrek writer will be joining the rest of the group for the upcoming Nepal departure date (still no passport), here is a run through of the action-packed travel itinerary. It starts with a Sunday morning flight out of Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and then a long stretch to Taiwan. I still can’t imagine how an airliner can stay in flight for such a distance (but I sure hope it does). From there it’s a relatively short hop to Bangkok for a day and a half of shopping, and then the last leg of the flight to Kathmandu, which will be on Wednesday. That gives the group two days to take in as much as possible from the bewildering choices for sightseeing. Personally I think the best itinerary option for those two days will be to not get sick. That might involve such conservative sightseeing options as hiding in the hotel room and not touching, eating, or drinking ANYTHING. I doubt that will be an option though. Pema is inviting the whole group to spend some time in his downtown apartment, and like fate, there’s no avoiding the chicken curry.