Planning – Euro Trip 2014

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Bye Bye Sydney! XXXX

admin
January 17, 2014

After moving out of our house and saying goodbye to Molly the dog and Oscar…

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Planning

9 days to departure!

admin
January 6, 2014

Happy new year to everyone! A very different kind of feeling for us as we…

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Planning

The Itinerary

Dave
January 3, 2014

We’ve done a few roadtrips in the past and I’ve been guilt of overplanning –…

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Planning

First Post… what are we doing

Dave
July 11, 2013

I thought I should jump in a write up a quick first post… while I’m…

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4 responses to “First Post… what are we doing”

Scott

January 11, 2014

I am gong to miss following your adventures, it has been a regular memory jogger for me for our past trips and a great inspiration for our next one. If you are anything like me, you will find the next year only a little tough settling back in but the following year a lot tougher. Strangely, despite coming home to space and familiarity we felt quite clostrophobic on our return, hard to explain. Something that we enjoyed as a family was getting the blog printed into a book and then reading over the posts at breakfast exactly one year on from when they were written, as ‘this time last year we were doing this’, I think it cemented the memories for the kids rather than just leaving it all in the past, and because let’s face it friends and family probably weren’t that intersted in us still talking about our adventures one year down the track. You have done such an amazing thing for your family and you will never regret it, and your kids will always appreciate it, my Boy talks about our last trip all the time (he’s desperate to go again, we are planning for Scandinavia next) and I still look back on my parents taking my sister and I travelling for 2 years 30 years ago as life changing. I bet in 2 years time you won’t be saying ‘maybe not a full year again’! Good luck and safe returns, I will be sad to not be able live vicariously through your posts.

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1. Dave
  
  January 15, 2014
  
  Thanks Scott,
  For your kind words and for following our adventure all year. You have a rare understanding of what it’s all about and have offered great advice and support throughout. Take care and I can’t wait to reciprocate and follow your next adventures. See you on the road….
  Cheers
  Dave
  
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Mum

December 12, 2014

Such a magnificent reflection Davie and such a year of excitement and experiences you have given your family. Thanks to your need to have anything but a mundane suburban life, your family have not had a mundane life either. I think of the old man who met James during the year and told him that he would be someone special and important when he grew up. JB is special and important already but this year has shown him just what is possible. As for Abbie’s wish to be the first person on Mars, I have no doubt that coming from such an adventurous family, this is a distinct possibility. I shall miss your wonderfully written blogs, your escapades and your obvious enjoyment of being together with your family. I also cannot wait for you to get home as have missed you all dreadfully. Keep everyone safe for the next 3 weeks until I see you again. Merry Christmas my lovely ones. With love Mum xxx

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1. Dave
  
  January 15, 2014
  
  Hi Deb,
  Sorry I’m late to reply and thank you for the lovely words. The last of so many comments from you on this blog – all of which were such a support and a delight to receive. We are glad to be back and it will be great to see you so regularly again. Until the next trip anyway!
  Love
  Dave
  
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