Around the World

When I was in college, I always dreamed of taking a summer off to travel around Europe. School or work always seemed to get in the way, and I never got my summer backpacking around Europe. Now that I am older and have kids, I still want to pack up and travel. However, as an adult with a job, house, and a whole host of other responsibilities, it isn’t quite that easy. So here is the plan:

When the kids are older, we are going to take a year off and travel the world with them. We will likely wait until the kids are in the 9-13 years old range. I want them to be old enough to remember the trip, but not so old that they are too cool to hang with mom and dad for a year.

I don’t know exactly where we will go, I some definite ideas:
Barging down the Saone River in Burgundy
Driving a Campervan all around New Zealand
Sailing in the Whitsunday Islands
Exploring Angkor Wat
Walking on the Great Wall
Visiting cities like London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Bangkok, Vientiane, Beijing, Tokyo, Cairo, Ephesus, Nicosia, Sydney, Perth, Cairns, I could keep going for pages.
I’m sure as the kids get older an itinerary will come together a bit better, as I am sure they will have ideas about where they want to go as well. Who knows, a safari adventure might be in our future!

Right now our focus is on saving for our adventure(s). But I am reading up on other topics like how to pack for a year on the road, travel gadgets, road schooling (Like home schooling, but while traveling), and how to travel cheaply. As I read about cool things I will post them. Stay Tuned!