Pre-Trip

Just Shoulder Your Pack And Take Off …

Over on the BootsNAll.com forums, Piecar reminds us that: There are people who … Don’t want a condominium.Don’t care about the new IKEA catalogue. Don’t want a fancy car. Don’t need stability. Don’t want to have familiar things around them. Can’t stand monotony. Hate the question “How Are You?” Hate the idea of seeing the [...]

I Leave Next Year

Everytime we plan a trip, I can’t wait until the Sunday before the week we leave so I can say, “We’re off to [fill in fun place here] next week.” It brings the trip so much closer in my mind. I can’t wait until January of 2007 so I can say, “I leave next year.” [...]

My Whole Life Has Been on Hold Until Now

From the 99,923 reasons to travel department … In a thread on TravelPod.com titled “Putting life on hold, Have you ever taken a year to travel?“, traveller Jawad replies: It depends on your perspective really. By life do you mean your job, car, mortgage, day to day routine you are used to? Surely life should [...]

Weathering the Storm

Plans can change in an instant. In steeling myself for over a year on the road, I know that I’m going to have to expect the unexpected on a daily basis. Last night, a storm and high winds brought a bit of clarity to our my upcoming trip. A bit of the unexpected. I’ve been [...]

Off to Delaware: Feeding the Travel Urge One Trip at a Time

In twelve days, we’re off to Delaware for a little brewery hopping. OK, actually there’s no hopping – we’re just going to the Dogfish Head Brewery (tip: they brew some of the best beer on planet earth). Mainly because I don’t know that there any other breweries in DE. In fact, after posting a Tips [...]

How Your Blog Can Help Keep You Sane

I’ve gone through many phases in this run-up to our RTW trip. It’s truly been about 8-10 years in the making. Or at least that’s how much time I’ve spent thinking about it in one capacity or another. It’s always seemed out of reach though – even now, we’re almost 18 months off. I’m sure [...]

Stop and Smell the (Cliched) Proverbial Roses

Among the many ways that I envision our RTW trip making a difference in my perspective on life, I hope to gain more of an appreciation for the little things. To stop and smell those proverbial, and quite cliched roses. Thanks in part to my full time work as a web designer, I spend more [...]

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