In preparation for our round the world trip, I have been researching what we need to take with us. Passport I know, but let’s start with the basics. We still need to renew some of our passports before we go, so this is going at the top of the list. Money Let’s get this one... Continue Reading →
Habla Espanol?
Serious travel planning for our round the world family trip is currently on hold, while we finalise the sale of our house. Therefore, in a minor attempt to plug some of the gaping holes in my global adventurer toolkit, I am instead trying to learn a little Spanish. I opted for Spanish on the basis... Continue Reading →
Homes Under The Hammer
Selling Our House To Fund Family Gap Year Firstly, I must say that I am disappointed in myself for having not written here for quite a long time. Largely this is because I haven't made any tangible progress on our travel plans, because for most of the last couple of months I have instead been... Continue Reading →
The Lull Before The Storm
Life feels relatively normal at the moment. On the surface there isn't much to show that we are slowly approaching a major change. We are still quietly planning our family gap-year, but our departure date of July 2016 feels an incredibly long way off. I suspect, however, that we will look back in nine months... Continue Reading →
Raising Funds For Our Year Away
I think I may have previously mentioned that taking a year away from work, to travel round the world as a family, is unlikely to be a cheap option. Even quite small looking daily expenses get to some quite scary figures once you multiply them by 365 - a £2.50 cup of coffee every day... Continue Reading →
round the world with my family 