making the world our classroom
In the words of my friend Gabi, I’m freaking out. Freaking out bigtime. The boys and I leave in one week, James will follow on later, we are travelling without Dad for a while, he’ll join us later. So, how am I spending this last part of my life in Port Douglas? Wafting around sipping [...]
The boys and I are starting our family adventure in Malaysia early with a bit of single parent travel, we’re travelling without Dad, he’ll join us once he’s got the house, car and cat dealt with. We’ve changed the dates on our Air Asia flights, brought them forward, and payed the difference in price between the two [...]
That’s me holding a baby tiger in South Africa. We came across these adorable cubs at a private Nature Park, not too far from Johannesburg . I had to pay my money and give them a cuddle, who wouldn’t? It was only afterwards that I started to wonder, why on earth are they breeding tigers in South Africa? [...]
My last time in the UK was my first as a tourist. I lived there for almost my whole life, now I had four weeks to show the children the bits I had always loved and maybe find some new bits, too. Touring the UK with the children, just the three of us, was brilliant, [...]
Nine months of planning family travel down, three to go. In just under 3 months we will be on that plane to freedom. So what has changed since I posted about the first six months of planning? My husband has resigned! The worst kept secret in Port Douglas is out, we can talk about it [...]
I’m constantly telling everyone how great this is, how we’re embracing minimalism and frugality, saving money, changing our lives for the better and setting off on an amazing adventure. We are doing those things, and sometimes it feels really good, but the truth is, it’s HARD, really hard. I’ve actually wondered if this is all [...]
Angkor Wat in Cambodia, is one of THE things to see before you die. We’ve already been, which puts us in a pretty fortunate position. We spent just one week in Cambodia last time, we crossed the border from Saigon by boat, spent a couple of nights in Phnom Pen, caught the boat up to [...]
I went to see my GP to talk travel vaccinations yesterday. I wish I hadn’t! I came away with a sinking feeling, convinced we’re all going to be sick or even die, either from terrible tropical disease or from the toxic vaccinations themselves. I can also feel a big financial headache coming on, probably a migraine. [...]
Not really. I can’t wait to go. If I was scared last time we took off round the world, I can’t remember. Maybe I was anxious about finding accommodation or getting off the train at the wrong stop or being robbed. No idea, sorry, too long ago. I know nothing bad happened that time, we [...]
Regular readers will know that my lovely new backpack, actually a travel pack, has arrived from the US of A. We live in the top right hand corner of Australia, the pointy bit, so shops are few on the ground and most purchases have to be made online. That’s not an ideal situation with backpacks, [...]
We are leaving Port Douglas to travel as a family, indefinitely and on the cheap. We don't have pots of money and we have children. If we can do it, so can you! (read more about us)
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