After 5+ years of planning, my son and I leave in 3 months for our one year around-the-world adventure – the general path is decided, the money is saved, elementary school is behind us…. now for the real nuts & bolts: immunizations, searching out the best and cheapest gear, selecting a lightweight but powerful laptop, and downloading all the vital info to keep us moving forward with a minimum of border trouble…That’s where you (yes, you) come in! If you have hot tips, friends or family that just love to have visitors, or a great source of info for independent budget travel in Asia, India, Africa or Europe, please let us know! We’ll be blogging along the way – Ill be posting profiles of everyday and quietly extraordinary people doing great things for their communities, and my son will be sharing his reflections in haiku and maybe the occasional musical inspiration. We hope to cross paths with other families, friends, sojourners, and locals with an easy attitude and a laugh, stories to share, and bread to break. Perhaps we’ll see you out there!
Anticipating the trip
I am anxious to depart from home
The adventure awaits
– Colin, age 10
Oh how wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your adventures (off to add to my bloglines feed)
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Beej, this is awesome! I'm so glad I'll be able to follow your travels. As for resources, have you tried Transitions Abroad? Used to be a great print magazine back in the 80s and 90s; now it's a web site. They have lots of articles on adventure travel and lots of book recommendations too.
ReplyDeleteHey guys!! Good on ya! This will so fun. Sarah and I are looking forward to following the adventure.
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WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO IS SO INSPIRING!!! BJ AND COLIN - AND TOM: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR PIONEERING PLANS! TELL US WHERE IN EUROPE YOU'D LIKE TO GO, WE CAN HELP WITH SPAIN, PORTUGAL, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS... WE LOVE YOU! TED, MONICA, NICO AND SOFIA
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