Trip planning timeline

	A	B	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X
1	High-Level Tasks (Asia Trip)
2			Jan				Feb				Mar				Apr					May
3	Description	Duration (weeks)	9	16	23	30	6	13	20	27	5	12	19	26	2	9	16	23	30	7	14	21	28
4	Kickoff meeting / plan for planning	1
5	Plan "big picture" itinerary	3
6	Arrange for time off work and school	1
7	Plan for what to do about our house	2
8	Buy plane tickets	1
9	Visas	1
10	Create a travel budget	2
11	Plan more detailed itinerary for each larger area	5
12	Research/create packing list and buy items if needed	2
13	Pre-trip health matters (vaccines, insurance, prescriptions)	3
14	Packing our home stuff, incl. car	3
15	Plan for communications on trip (blog, video chats)	1
16	Departure wrap-up (see friends, end subscriptions, etc)	2
17	Pack for trip	1
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