Greetings Parents,
As this trip becomes a reality
(!) we want to keep you informed with visa information, scheduled
meetings, tentative trip dates, payments, etc. We will do our best to
update the blog regularly as new information comes in:
http://dadiscoversoutheastasia.blogspot.com/
PassportsPlease send us electronic copies of each
passport as soon as possible. WE NEED THESE TO BOOK FLIGHTS. Passports
must not expire within 6 months of our travel dates. Please renew
passports if necessary; at this point all new and renewed passports
probably need to be expedited for an extra fee. If you are renewing a
passport, still send us a copy of the old passport (we believe we can
still book flights with this info.)
Visas
We only need tourist
visas to enter Cambodia. Thailand and Malaysia do not require visas for
our length of stay. There is an e-visa processing website here for
Cambodia:
http://mfaic.gov.kh/evisa/ Please do this as soon as possible. Our specific travel dates to Cambodia are: 6/16-6/19
Payments
Please
submit your final payments of $2,500 by Monday, April 15th if you have
not done so already. A check made out to Denver Academy with "Southeast
Asia" in the subject line will do.
Scheduled Meetings
Student meetings: SEC on the following Fridays - 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 5/31
Parent meeting: Thursday, May 23, 5:30-7:00pm (Specific location and details TBA)
Health Info
Bring
the detailed itinerary (on the blog, also attached here) to your doctor
and see what they recommend. Shots, etc. will vary depending on
personal preference. The following website has helpful travel
information: http://travel.state.gov/
Cancellation Policy
By
making final payment, please understand this is a group rated trip, and
refunds may be minimal. We also book all of our own airfare, so that is
subject to the airline refund policies.
Lastly, until we have passport information
and final payments, we cannot book our flights and thus do not know the
exact dates of travel at this time. Once that is squared away we will
notify you promptly!
All the best,
Sarah & Ramsey