While I can't guarantee that I will always be reachable, I do plan to check email regularly, cyber cafe or wireless hotspots permitting. In places where I plan to stay a month or longer, I may even have a cell phone, but I can't promise anything.

So your best bet is to email me at gretchen@intothehorizon.com and I will be in touch at my next convenience.

If this is an emergency, and you need to find the best way to get in touch with me as soon as possible, you can call my mother, Linda Gary at 1-818-999-1779. Please be respectful of any time zone differences (she lives in Los Angeles). She's the coolest to be so supportive of this grand adventure and I would hate to inconvenience her.

To all my friends and family - I'm thinking of you all the time. Come and travel with me!