How to fill four large suitcases and a bit more?
And the third and last post this week in our ‘Resources’ theme. Today’s topic is about all the stuff we carried along around the world. ================== When we were preparing our trip I was wondering what we would really use and need along the way. I browsed blogs of other traveling families and tried to figure out what would work for us. To assist others who are going to undertake a journey like ours, I decided to share what worked for us, the things we really used a lot and appreciated. This is not a list of all we’ve got with us, but just the things we were very happy...
Read MoreLet’s talk about money
The second post this week in our ‘Resources’ theme – all you want to know about budget. ================= When dreaming about a Round The World trip one of the first things that people wonder about is budget and if they can afford it. In the FB group for traveling families that we have joined this is also one of the most common questions asked: “how much should we budget for a family of 4 that travels to A, B and C?” It is, however, also a very difficult question to answer as it really depends on where you travel and what your traveling style is. Staying in backpacker style...
Read MoreHow to keep the kids happy (and the parents)?
This week we have tried to capture some of our learnings in useful posts for other aspiring travelers. We will post three new ‘Resources’ post. The first one today is about how to keep the kids happy during traveling. The second one, tomorrow, will be about budget and the third one, Saturday, will be about all the handy and useful things we took with us. ======================================================= One of our big concerns we had for this trip was about the kids. How do we provide a situation for them in which they are content and experiencing emotional well being? When...
Read MoreSuitcase, Backpack or Duffel… the luggage quest!
Another blog in our series of planning for a RTW trip. Today’s article is all about the luggage choices. While preparing for our trip I scouted the web to get an idea of what kind of luggage people choose on a trip like this, and discovered it depends greatly on the way of traveling: backpacking, slow travel, housesitting, and so on. Then I also noticed that people with bigger kids often choose backpacks, and people traveling with smaller kids strongly advised to take something with wheels. We would be traveling with small kids and we would do some form of slow traveling, staying at...
Read MoreHow to plan for a RTW trip – flights
It’s time for something different. This blog post today does not contain an update on our whereabouts, but is a blog for our new page resources. This post will show you our insights on how to buy your Round The World(RTW) tickets. Many evenings and weekends were spent in preparing for our trip. Some people who decide to do a trip like this start planning two or three years ahead. We did it a bit faster, we made the decision that we wanted to travel for a year in June 2014 and we left our home early December. So we had exactly 6 months to get ready for this adventure. In the process we...
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