Departure Day

Departure Day

Today is departure day. We are all packed, weighed (all good! Phew) and about to pick the kids up from school. Our resident Swedish weather expert (AKA Ylva), has been providing daily snow reports. We are hopeful that the snow sticks around. When a Stockholm native...
The retirement of Gem

The retirement of Gem

Gem and I first met in Covent Garden in London. She was a beauty in jade and black.  The Macpac assistant measured my back and Gem was adjusted so that we fitted together for maximum comfort.  Gem, my Gemini Macpac backpack would go on many adventures over the next 20...
So where are we going?

So where are we going?

I am so excited.  It has been 20 years since I left to live in the UK and travel.  I can’t wait to share these travels with Anthony, Amelia and Hamish.  So where are we off too?  Our tickets say around the world… so we are travelling west, around the...
I’m excited by Hamish

I’m excited by Hamish

This all started six years ago when I was only five-years-old. Nanny and Pa wanted to do something special for their 70th birthday. Nanny has always wanted to go to the South of France.  Mum and Dad thought that we could build a trip around the two weeks that we would...
My feelings about Europe

My feelings about Europe

Hello World! So……. Dad asked me to write a relatively small blog post explaining everything about us going overseas. Can you believe that we will be boarding a plane in just over a month? This trip has been on our calendar for six years ever since Nanny and Pa decided...
A trip of a lifetime

A trip of a lifetime

So, the plan is becoming reality.  From the first mention of the idea to now has been at least 5 years, but it feels like the time has gone in a blink.  Lots of saving, hours of planning (mostly by Megan) and more than a few shopping trips to equip ourselves and the...