(Originally posted 2 November 2015) When you plan to travel for a couple of months, you begin your preparations months in advance. Part of our groundwork was to do some maintenance on the house and put it on the market. We anticipated that the sale would take about three months if everything went smoothly. OurContinue reading “Five steps to not lose your mind when packing up your home”
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Lost luggage nightmares
(Originally posted 4 October 2015) Watching the airport baggage carousel empty out without your bag appearing is a nightmarish situation. No matter what type of trip you are on, this is going to be a big inconvenience, to say the least. This four-minute video clip of comedian Rhod Gilbert on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (2009)Continue reading “Lost luggage nightmares”
A few of our favourite moments
(Originally posted 25 September 2015) Each destination you visit has something wonderful and unique to offer. Although some places are more memorable than others, if you battle to find something memorable at each location, you need to ask yourself why you are bothering to travel. If you wander off the traditional tourist paths, speak toContinue reading “A few of our favourite moments”
How low can your currency go?
(Originally posted 6 September 2015) The South African Rand is struggling. This month it reached an all-time high of 13.86 ZAR to $1 (Update: on 10 April 2022 it is 14.51 ZAR to $1). The weak currency is not good news for many South African individuals and businesses, but it is particularly bad news forContinue reading “How low can your currency go?”
Time ticks slowly but life as we know it has already changed
(Originally posted 25 August 2015) When you are planning something as exciting as a round-the-world vacation time slows down to a debilitating grind. A ‘quit-your-job’ and ‘sell-up-everything’ plan aimed at freeing up time and funds for an extended vacation takes a while. We reckon six months. And now that we have made the decision toContinue reading “Time ticks slowly but life as we know it has already changed”
What did you say?
(Originally posted 23 August 2015) We don’t always travel to countries where we speak the local language, but Ireland proved to be a real treat. Although the Irish accent is sometimes so strong it might as well be a foreign language, we thoroughly enjoyed listening to the locals on a trip to this magical countryContinue reading “What did you say?”
Is there anyone out there?
(Originally posted 16 August 2015) One would think quitting your job and selling up to go travel the world is a pretty unique and special thing. Turns out, not so much! When we started to plan our 2016 one-year trip, we didn’t have any direct friends that had done this in the way we wantedContinue reading “Is there anyone out there?”
Packing bags? Not quite yet!
(Originally posted 2 August 2015) Today we bought our bags for our extended trip next year. The logic behind this was so that I (Lauren) could wrap my head around how little space I will have to pack for a few months of travelling. Going forward, everything we buy for our 2016 travels will needContinue reading “Packing bags? Not quite yet!”
It’s 2016, where to now?
Originally written on 2 August 2015 So we have finally decided to take that plunge and go on an extended vacation. It was hard to tell our employers because we actually quite enjoy our jobs and love the people we work with, but it is now official – we want to leave in February 2016.Continue reading “It’s 2016, where to now?”
Where have we been?
We have been fortunate enough to visit 58 countries, so far… Much of our travelling in the early days involved short stops, where we jammed in the sightseeing. In 2016, we took a year off work for slower travel. This was such an amazing experience that we decided to take another ‘extended vacation’ from NovemberContinue reading “Where have we been?”