We've worked out that there are 4 important things before we can go travelling, and we're setting out to cover them all soon. 1 ) Charlotte's schooling - she's…
Done! I've told my boss at work what our family plans are. Although my notice means that I don't need to say anything until the end of March, I've worked there…
Had the first of the two rental agents in today (Hayward & White, of Banbury) and they've suggested we may be able to get a good price mon…
Next agent came along (Finders Keepers of Banbury too) and they've suggested we may be able to get a reasonable amount of money for the house (if you're wonderi…
We've chosen our route to be: London-Vancouver-Fiji-Sydney-Auckland-Singapore-Nairobi-London - all in 12 months, starting around 1st August this year. When…
Sarah and I went to see the head at school today - to talk about taking Charlotte away from school for the year. Because we're effectively moving out of the UK…
Our Route Now that we know that our first country to visit will be Canada, it's time to start researching what we can do as a family in Canada for a month. H…
Since we started looking for home education resources, we've come across loads of information. One of the really useful sites is the Government's own site whic…
Having chosen our rental agents, Finders Keepers, they've now posted our house up for rent on the Internet. (Got money and clean feet? Take a look at Finders K…
Today was the day when my boss told my department I'm leaving to go around the world. Although I won't be leaving work until the end of June, we are going thro…
Well, it seems that for this trip, its the right time to go Digital with the camera. Last time we hit the backpacking road (10 years ago exactly) digital photg…
Wonder why we'd be mad enough to give up a (promising) career, nice house and fast car for a backpack and a peripatetic lifestyle? Well, one of the principle r…
Today's dilemma - if we're going to be taking technology on the road with us, what kind? With our aim to ensure that Charlotte continues her education, and sta…
This weekend was the first S -Day - Shopping - having looked around London last weekend, and browsed through Ellis Brigham, Snow+Rock, Field & Trek, Blacks,…
Over the last few weeks, since it was announced at work that I'm leaving to go on our little family trip, I've noticed that I've been getting lots of jealous re…
Finally done it - booked the tickets. We are now the proud owners of tickets to fly around the world (GULP!) . Having handed in my notice, put our house up f…
We've been reading the guidebooks, and using the web for our research, and are starting to build up a good picture of what's where, and what we want to do. Tod…
We also want some music for the road, in the form of a personal player. Again, I started by reading the reviews, searching the web etc etc…
This week the children are having to cope without television - due to the usual kind of minor transgression that allows parents to imp…
Every day things get more real - we've just passed the "two months to go" mark, and are starting to think about really boring practical things - like how much c…
The Holiday programme have confirmed that they do want to cover some of our trip, and plan to join us for a week in Canada, just two weeks into our trip. As yo…
Suddenly time is creeping up rapidly - in a month's time we'll be waking up in Vancouver, on day one of our year-long trip. And suddenly it doesn't seem to be…
Well, we now know how much can fit in a rucksack (or three). On Saturday we laid everything out on a sheet (to take this picture...)…
On Sunday we received an email from a programme editor working for Channel 4 - they are preparing a series about people taking adventurous…
Suddenly everything seems sooo close. On Saturday we received confirmation that we've successfully rented our house out for the year - suddenly we don't have a…
With such a short time left, and so much to fill our time between now and then, we're trying to squeeze in a lot. On Saturday we've got the local BBC TV statio…
