Imagine that you are going on a journey across Asia. Write a diary entry describing your preparations, as well as your journey. Tell about what you do to get ready, what you take with you, and what you encounter along the way. Be sure tell about all the things you see, and the people you meet. Take us along your grand adventure through your diary entry.

Here's the starting diary entry which you can use further as you go.

Explanation:

Dear Diary,

Today is the day I start this mammoth journey.

I have been preparing for weeks.

I have learnt a few functional words of Mandarin to travel across China with ease, I've extensively researched the preliminaries for the countries around.

It was a little tricky to schedule my trip but I wanted to visit even the offbeat parts, not just the tourist destinations.

Only yesterday did i finally receive my permits to reach Iran and from thereon Syria. It can be dangerous, yes. But I cannot just skip the chance of seeing those ancient towns that still stand.

My first stop is Beijing. Starting big.

More tomorrow!