Packing

Whew! One week ahead and we’re packed. It was a dry run, to make sure everything fit in the backpacks, and so far so good. Here’s what we’ve got (in case anyone wants to catch up!) I have an Eagle Creek Maiden Voyage (designed for women). It’s 70L (4350 cu. in.) divided between the main [...]

Getting Stuck, round 2!

We are officially done with our preventative shots. WOO HOO!!! That makes a total of eight shots.
We made a trip into Boston again, this time with Jim Close (aka. HT’s father) who had some business in the city too. We dropped him at his appointment and drove over to Tufts Medical Center. This time we knew what [...]

Route Decisions

There are various schools of thought regarding buying tickets for a multi-destination or around-the-world,  trip.  With a “round-the-world” or similar fare with one of the major airline alliances (Oneworld, Skyteam and Star are the big ones) there are quite a few restrictions.  Usually mileage based (sometimes by # of continents visited), travel must be in [...]

Off we go.

This first (Round the World) is being embarked upon after over a year of thinking, researching, planning, and struggling with desired destinations vs. financially feasible routing. Only when we started announcing it to friends and family did it begin to seem real. It made it harder to find excuses and to make delays.
The intention is [...]