It’s a hell of a town! We arrived late yesterday evening in muggy Newark after 12 hours of plane travel and made our way to the Park Central hotel where we are staying for 3 nights. With suits on we explored a little, had a few beers and then hit the hay to rest up […]

Finally, June 1st has come, and I can not sleep despite the deprivation. Our flight leaves YYJ at 0645 and I am starting to get a little bit excited now. We will get into New York just after 2000 in time to watch the game. Not sure where we will be when the Nucks win […]

Well, everything is finally winding down. After a crazy night of working and pulling my hair out, I am finally done! DONE! Leaving tomorrow, 6:45am. Here we go! 1 day to go!

So close, but yet seemingly so far away. I have all of my gear, my finances, and other miscellaneous items. This is the final countdown. My stuff is almost all packed and ready for storage. The only thing left to do is clean my place before I leave and then wait. The waiting is the […]

My last shift of work tonight and then it will be a relaxing two week wait until we leave for New York city.  Everything is coming together and June 1st is creeping up faster and faster.  Two weeks from tonight and Sean and I will be more giddy than small children on Christmas Eve.

Finances = Check Route = Check Flights = Check Cell phone goes to ‘Vacation Mode’ on the 23rd of May. Going T-Mobile UK starting June 4. New number to follow. So much to go in the next little while. It’s crunch time! 20 days to go!

Here is the complete country list (34 countries), in order of first visit (some places we visit more than once based on our route): – USA (New York) – England – Wales – Scotland – Northern Ireland – Ireland – France – Belgium – Netherlands – Germany – Denmark – Sweden – Norway – Finland […]

Our route through Greece is set! Jord and I land in Athens, Greece on September 7th, from Istanbul, Turkey. On the 8th, Samantha arrives in Athens. Due to jet lag, we will be spending a couple days in Athens before heading through the cyclades. On the 10th we will start our voyage to Milos. From […]

The rough route to Athens, Greece is planned. Turns out we have 10 days to spare before having to be in Athens. We are now going back to look over which areas we may of missed and re-planning a bit of the trip. We are perfectly aware we will deviate from our initial plan… but […]

All the tickets for our trip are in hand. BritRail Passes, EuroPasses, Rock Wertcher tickets and all flights. 110 days to go!