I’m out of here! Off to the ther side of the world for a two week vacation. Twelve hours from now I’ll be heading to the airport, where I’ll board a flight to San Fran, and then finally on to Nagoya with my roommate, Gerald. If you need to know where I am, here is our rough itinerary:<br/><br/>Oct 4: In the air… Dulles, San Fran, Pacific Ocean<br/>Oct 5: Still in the freaking air… Pacific Ocean, Nagoya, train ride to Kyoto<br/>Oct 6: Travel to Mount Koya, sleep with Buddhist Monks (without Gerald)<br/>Oct 7: Travel to Suzuka, watch F1 practice and qualifying, sleep in Osaka<br/>Oct 8: Travel to Suzuka, watch F1 racing, sleep in Osaka<br/>Oct 9: Travel to Kyoto<br/>Oct 10: Kyoto, travel to Tokyo late<br/>Oct 11: Travel to Motegi, view Honda Museum and Twin Ring race track, travel back to Tokyo<br/>Oct 12: Tokyo<br/>Oct 13: Tokyo, travel to Fukuoka<br/>Oct 14: Travel to Autopolis for SuperGT practice, sleep in Fukuoka<br/>Oct 15: Travel to Autopolis for SuperGT racing, travel to Hiroshima<br/>Oct 16: Hiroshima/Miyajima<br/>Oct 17: Travel to Nagoya, travel to San Fran, travel home!<br/><br/>Costs incurred (thank god we’re staying in hostels most nights):<br/>Plane ticket ($1100)<br/>Rail pass ($380)<br/>F1 ticket ($420)<br/>SuperGT ticket ($150)<br/>Books ($90)<br/>