In our search for inspiration and information I’ve come across a quite a few blogs now written by families travelling with kids. It seems we’re not alone in our dream to travel the world with our child, and that’s good to know.
Amongst the more appealing to me are the blogs written by families travelling on bikes. These really leapt out at me, despite there being a number of reasons why I hadn’t considered this approach to travelling before. The more I read, the more I like.
My initial concerns on the idea of travelling the world on a bike are as follows… What happens if the bike is stolen? How would we carry all of our gear on a bike? Wouldn’t our child get bored quickly?. That’s pretty much it really, and reading through the blogs of familes who have travelled on bikes, and people who are travelling on bikes right now, the more I am coming to realise these aren’t major issues.
Definitely going to give this a lot more thought!
Here are a few of the best blogs I’ve found written by families travelling on bikes. Between them they have everything you could ever possibly want to know on the subject:
Family on bikes
Pedouins
Family on a bike
We haven’t actually begun planning our world trip in any detail yet, but we have got a plan which is going to help us get started. We both have a a few countries in our heads which we’d like to visit, but we’re going to start by putting together a list of friends and family living in foreign countries. Whilst this wont be the definite list of places we will visit, we think it will help form the backbone of our world trip. Can’t beat free accommodation and a friendly face.
This is just a short post to let you know our intentions, and I’ll post back once we’ve got something more solid pieced together. Any feedback or advice on trip planning would be much appreciated at this stage.
There are 26 Skydiving destinations or Dropzones within in the UK which are affiliated to the British Parachute Association (BPA).
I have plotted these dropzones on a map, and this should help show the rough location of each UK Skydiving Destination.
The exact addresses and contact details for each Skydiving Destination are listed below, along with the website address where available.
Please note that opening times and days of operation at each UK Skydiving Destination will vary. Give them a call or visit their websites for further information. Continue reading Top UK Skydiving Destinations
Snowdonia national park is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and thats my personal opinion despite the same line modestly appearing on several road signs on the way in. Betws y Coed lies snuggled at the base of several grand snow capped mountains including Mount Snowdon itself, and needless to say the views on a clear day are breathtaking. Continue reading Betws y Coed and the beautiful Swallow Falls in Snowdonia National Park
The summer of 2009 for me was packed with days out and weekends away in North Wales. I’m lucky to live so close to such beautiful areas, and Llangollen and the nearby Pontcysyllte Aquaduct are certainly near the top of the list.
I had no idea at the time, but the aquaduct was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on the 27th June 2009, and this is around the time I first visited. The list contains only natural and cultural sites of the highest pedigree, and considering other entries include the great wall of china and the pyramids I guess I’m lucky to live so close. Continue reading A trip to Llangollen and the world famous Pontcysyllte Aquaduct
Seattle is a city located in the North West of the USA, and sees itself ideally situated just 100 miles south of the Canadian Border and within range of the world class skiing and snowboarding resort of Tahoe.
For me, when someone mentions Seattle all I can think of is fish. Maybe that’s because I’ve seen fish video a few too many times, a daft motivational video used by many companies to pump some life into their staff. It centre’s around the happy go lucky staff at the now infamous Pike Place fish market in downtown Seattle. It’s literally a video about crazy fish sellers throwing fish around, and somehow you have to translate that into having fun at a crappy call centre or office. Go figure. Continue reading Should we make time to visit Seattle?
It’s 2010, the beginning of a new year and the start of what is likely to be a defining decade for me and my family. The bar has been set at a minimum of £500 being put away each month, and this is setup to go directly into our ISA each month. That’ll leave us with at least £8000 in the holiday fund by Christmas 2011.
This is of course the absolute minimum, and we’ll be trying damn hard to have a wedge of cash in our account at the end of each month to sweep into the isa. I’ll also by doing everything I can to increase my salary, and my partner is pursuing a return to work in March which will be an added bonus. Watch this space, the start of our travel journey is upon us!
Both me and my partner are in fact ‘federation aeronautique internationale’ B certificate holders. To anyone outside of the sport this means we can visit any dropzone worldwide and throw ourselves out of perfectly working aeroplanes. It also means we are licensed to pack parachutes, and this is the snippet of most importance as this is a skilled cash in hand role. Continue reading At home at skydiving destinations worldwide
I’ve always dreamt of travelling the world, but up until recently these dreams have always involved tropical beaches lined with palm trees. This past week though I’ve had an insatiable desire to travel around the United States. Continue reading The lure of the United States of America
Several 1st and 2nd round matches for the FIFA™ World Cup in 2010 are due to take place at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Rustenberg. As I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks travelling around South Africa six years ago with one of those weeks spent in Rustenberg, I thought I’d share my experiences.