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(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

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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

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Top of the list

So I know I should really be starting to think about travel insurance, a sturdy backpack to see me through the twelve months and money in order to make this trip run smoothly. So the dilemma of whether to bring a straw cowboy hat or buy one out there shouldn’t really be on the top of the list, right? Or even Read More