We try to post about once a week talking about where we have been, impressions we have gained and some photos. Our aim is to keep a record of our travels that will sustain us as the memories fade. We also want to keep those at home, and anyone else around, as informed as they wish to be.

We have been on the move now since late 2008 and plan to continue for a while yet. A pair of old-ish Australians who plan to see the places we have missed in the past before the backs, hips and knees make it all too hard. We intend to be on the road, sea or in the air for as long as it takes. We have to stay within a budget. If we fail to do that we have to go home earlier so we will continue to keep things reasonable.

So far we have travelled around New Zealand - to say hello to the neighbours first - and then off to Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain and Africa. This year we have been in southern Africa, western Europe and the UK. We are now travelling through the Americas and should be there for about a year.

We have assured our families that we will return for births, deaths and marriages. So far there has been one return and the next scheduled event will be late in 2011.

There is, of course, a Comeback List being developed so, even after we do return to Australia, it wont necessarily be for very long stretches.

Our biggest challenge, and we will do our best to meet it, is to take our time, move slowly and give ourselves time to experience places. We are not always good at this but we are giving it a go.

We hope to see you along the way.


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