The journey to Poland was fairly uneventful and really quite comfortable. We were in a 6 seater cabin and no one else joined us so we could spread about and use all the available space to keep the boys occupied. The countryside that flew past wasn't all that interesting, although it did raise a few eyebrows when we started to see snow on the ground and guys fishing through small holes drilled into frozen rivers. We knew that the temperature would drop a little bit more with every city we visited through Europe but seeing all this dashed any hopes we had of a mini heat wave hitting this part of he world while we visited. Once at the main station in Warsaw we donned backpacks and walked to our 'hostel', a private apartment in one ... read more

So, here we are again... One day to go. That familiar swell of excitement mixed with the flutters of anxiety invading my every thought. There's been a lot of planning and organisation gone into every aspect of this trip, but I can't help but worry about what's been missed. This trip has been in the planning stages for the better part of three years. It's been in the back of our minds slowly gaining momentum while we've been getting on with the routine of everyday life. Thankfully we've had plenty of distractions to keep our thoughts occupied, but during those short periods of tranquillity that are so rare when you have two small children, we were forever dreaming and slowly putting the plan into action. The gap between trips wasn’t supposed to be so long but ... read more

Bangkok is what it is, and everything you expect it to be... Hot, humid, Smoggy, frantic and what the hell is that smell? No wait, it's gone... No... there it is again! We LOVE this city, love, love, love this city. We've stayed here or passed through countless numbers of times, and although somewhat tired of the scene that surrounds Khao San road, it feels like home every time we set foot within its limits. We feel so comfortable here, we know how it all works, and we’re immune to the annoyances and scams that await the Gapper fresh off the plane... This time is different though, this time we have two children with us, one of which is still very much a baby. Will we see the city and this country through a different set ... read more

So… The first question you may ask is what possessed us into thinking taking a 6 month old baby half way across the world for a holiday was a good idea? As much as we’ve changed our lives to accommodate Nate (our beautiful son); we also want him to understand that our lives revolve around a passion for travel and his arrival isn’t going to change that. So, that’s our compromise, we pour all our heart and soul into providing a nurturing environment for him to grow up in… he just has to behave on a few long haul flights. The second question may be “why Japan?”… We have a real love for Asia, its people, its culture, its food… Japan is somewhere we’ve wanted to visit for a while, missing it on our RTW trip ... read more

'I love my India'. We see this written everywhere and start to wonder to ourselves... will we love OUR India? Will this country captivate us like others we know or horrify us into never coming back? This is our story, this is OUR India. Our initial plans for entering India involved an overland journey from China, through Nepal and the Himalayas, but due to the pregnancy and the recommendation that pregnant ladies should stay below 3000m we changed plans and connecting in Bangkok from Hong Kong we jumped feet first into India’s second largest city, Kolkata. Kolkata Once leaving the airport we hooked up with a guy we got chatting to on the flight and jumped in a taxi, the ubiquitous Hindustan Ambassador. While we travelled to Sudder street, Kolkata's equivalent of Khao San Road in ... read more