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Our RTW saviors

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Planning | 1 Comment »

Embarking on this trip was no simple feat. We believe hitting the road would be significantly more difficult without the help of our RTW saviors. Here´s a shout out to those folks that are storing our belongings and caring for ...

The traveler’s dilemna

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Planning | 6 Comments »

When planning RTW travel, one of the most complicated matters to settle is whether to purchase RTW tickets through one of the large airline alliances (OneWorld or Star) or piece together one-way tickets all on your own. Ticketing through one of ...

Sleepless in Seattle

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Planning | 6 Comments »

Lately, we have been trading off on the sleepless nights. Well, actually Chris has only had one--but I often wake him during mine so I count that as though we are in the same boat. Concerns over how far we ...

Our Yard Sale

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Planning | No Comments »

Since we are leaving for a year, we really needed to whittle down our possessions. This a necessity for storage reasons, but it also just makes me feel good ridding ourselves of excess baggage. Overall our yard sale worked out pretty well; we ...

Trans-Mongolian Railway

Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Planning | 1 Comment »

I am projecting about nine months ahead and planning our adventure on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. We are really looking forward to seeing the vastness of Mongolia and Siberia by rail and are expecting some interesting experiences sharing a cabin with some fellow ...