Again, these questions are from our Facebook page where I asked people what they wanted to know about our trip... Q: How much pre-planning went into each destination? A: Pre-planning started last fall, so I gradually made reservations based on how far out things were. Airline tickets don’t go on sale usually more than 9-11 months before, so I had to wait to buy them ... View Post
Get Ready, Get Set…
I left off the "A Year of Planning" post with my reasons for going east to Europe instead of west to Asia. Once I had a direction, the ideas came fast and furious and I spent hours, and I really mean up to 8-10 hours a day, doing research. I researched where to go, what to do, how long to spend in places, the things I needed to do to get to those places (visas, vaccines, tickets), and read ... View Post
A Year of Planning
Last September, I decided I was going to do it. I was going to take a trip around the world. I was going to take my kids. I was going to do it. I just had to figure out how. Going around the world should be easy. With the internet and the ability to reserve almost anything online at any time, travel to foreign countries has become so much easier. I can't imagine doing this 20 or 30 years ago. ... View Post
