If you’ve been reading through blog you’ll have notice that we were considering doing a TEFL course and teaching English in South-East Asia to bring in some extra cash during the RTW. After some intense debate in Starbucks we have decided to plow on with this idea and, as a result, we have now embarked Read More
Author: Gareth
Working during the trip
During out initial planning stages for the trip we always had in mind that we would either work in Australia or New Zealand, with New Zealand being first preference for both Donna and myself. As you are probably all probably more than aware of, the global economy is in a bit of a poor state. Read More
Sitting in. No fun.
Its been a tough month since Donna and I are taking part in the so-called “Shoestring September” we are only allowed to get by on £10 per week (excluding Diesel money) . Getting by on a budget like this during the week is fine but when it comes to the weekend, its no fun at Read More
4 months and counting.
Today is the 16th September which means its 4 months until we depart (16th January 2010). Time is going by quickly but 4 months seems like an age away. We’re back into conference season in work and the days are flying by because we are so busy between preparing for the conferences, working on the Read More
Getting things done
The preparation continues. In the past week or so I’ve managed to sort out another couple of important items. The first of these being my Driving License renewal. Although my driving license is not due to expire until June 2010 I’ll be needing it for the trip so thought it was best to get it Read More
Scuba dooby do
As soon as we had booked the trip my thoughts had turned to things we could be doing when we get out to more tropical climates. Scuba diving was something that I had always wanted to do and was keen to learn more about. I visited Hawaii in 2007 for a friends wedding and spent Read More
(Not so) hidden expenses
When we were originally planning on the round the world trip we knew it wasn’t going to be the cheapest of adventures but we assumed that the biggest expense would be purchasing the tickets. We soon realised that there were lots of other expenses that we hadn’t given much thought to. One of these expenses Read More
Choosing a camera for the trip.
We will be visiting some of the most stunning places in the world and I want to ensure that I have a camera to capture as much as possible. Currently I don’t have a camera and have never been particularly snap happy with one. I need to work on changing that if I’m to capture Read More
Lots of Tall Ships…and one not so Tall Ship
We went up to see the Tall Ships on 14th August to see what all the fuss was about. Belfast City Council had pulled out all the stops when advertising the event. It seemed that wherever you went there was a huge poster advertising “Belfasts biggest ever event”. They had done such a good job Read More
The countdown is on
I get the feeling that the countdown is really on now and things are coming together nicely. We booked our hotel for the 1st stop in the trip (Hong Kong) last week. We will be staying in a fairly standard 3* hotel in central Hong Kong. Apparently it is fairly close to all the Read More