We’re off…

A few people have asked that we share our travels via a blog… so that’s what we plan to do (careful what you wish for)! It’s partly about sharing what we’re up to and partly a record for us to look back on in the future when we are old and grey(er). Best viewed on a mobile – PC view is a bit naff!

Our trip has been designed around those parts of the world that we have not had time to visit given the constraints of busy corporate jobs – largely Asia, Australasia and Africa.

Jenn has spent months researching and booking our trip. It is literally her superpower! I can’t tell you how many hours has gone into planning this. We have a large spreadsheet that sets out our itenary day by day. I’m sure that if we were twenty we would have bought round the world tickets and just gone with the flow. Given that we are in our forties – we want to make sure that we make the most of our trip.

We have always tended to travel to specific locations with specific experiences in mind. If you don’t book ahead – it simply doesn’t happen. Likewise some of our destinations are pretty remote – without proper planning it would be difficult, if not impossible, to make the timings work. We have a detailed plan until December at present – with some flex thereafter – but I suspect not for long!

I have contributed a mere 15 days so far! So if you read about any disasters – that will no doubt be down to me!

We have 23 kilos of luggage each – and I have one small tub of VO5 hair wax (?!). Many of you have expressed concern about the fate of my hair whilst travelling. I appreciate the heartfelt concern and will keep you posted…

You can keep track of where we are on Polarsteps. Apparently this is what the cool kids are now using! Will post the link soon.

We’ve added a bit of content to get us started based on previous trips – to maybe provide a bit of inspiration for places to stay on your next holiday. Jenn is pretty awesome at finding interesting places – so thought I would share.

Jenn will also post as we travel – and suspect ChatGPT may make an appearance at some stage. 😉 When the quality of the prose improves – you’ll know that AI has leant a helping hand.

First stop Singapore. We’ve been before, so a one night lay over before we head to Gaya Island in Borneo. A bit of downtime while we get used to the time-zone. I’m a terrible traveller (ironic I know) and hate adjusting to the time difference when flying east!

See you on the other side!