Delhi, India

I got my Kazakh visa, very nice! She was in a better mood today (come on pussycat, give me a smile). My original plan to enter Central Asia was to cross into Pakistan and take the Karakoram Highway north over the Khunjerab Pass into China's Xinjiang Province, then over the Irkeshtam Pass into Kyrgyzstan. Then I thought, wait a minute, why the fuck would I ever want to do that? So I'm attempting to fly into Almaty with Air Astana, but they don't have a flight out until Saturday, which means I may be stuck in India until then. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Of course this is not definite, since I haven't been able to purchase the ticket yet. Believe it or not, they do have internet booking with e-tickets, but my credit card has been declined several times. This has happened quite a lot in the past on this trip, and every time it's been because Bank of America has put a hold on my card because they think it's suspicious it's being used overseas. This is despite the fact that I informed them before I left that I would be traveling overseas, and have had to call them TWICE already from abroad to get this fixed. If this is happening again, have no doubt that I will find another bank once I get back. I've had enough of everything, so don't be surprised if I come back to LA very soon (especially since I'm eager to walk into Bank of America and kick the first employee I see right in the balls). The only thing holding me back is the fact that I have unused visas for Russia and Kazakhstan, which I poured a lot of sweat, blood and money into obtaining.