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Nov 19, 2024: We’re not snowbirds (yet?), but it seems like there are countless things you need to plan for when you’ll be gone from home for an extended …
Nov 19, 2024: One of the few people we told about our early idea for this trip was Scott’s dad, Norm. He was a huge proponent for the idea—even when it seemed far …
Nov 17, 2024: We had a great time celebrating our upcoming adventure with friends at Wren Sudhalle yesterday (with both friends that came and our friends that work …
Nov 14, 2024: Welp, Scott managed to pick up a case of shingles and a cold on Monday—which is terrible timing given the number of tasks that remain before we leave. …
Nov 12, 2024: Wanna pop in and wish us luck on our upcoming AdventuresAroundThe.World? We’re doing an informal “Goodbye-Don’t Die” zoom …
Nov 11, 2024: Pulling audibles and changing your trip is not always easy. After several emails and a garbled call to South Africa, Jen figured out that South …
Nov 8, 2024: Mozambique out, perhaps Malaysia in? 🤔 Due to civil unrest, we’re pulling the plug on the Mozambique/Eswatini leg of the trip. Continuing protests of a shady election have closed the roads …
Nov 6, 2024: Our visit to Mozambique is shaping up to be…interesting.
Nov 4, 2024: Jen here. So, I was messing around tonight and decided to try ChatGPT. By the end, I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. What do YOU think is …
Nov 4, 2024: Tonight we finally completed our travel vaccinations for the trip. In addition to our final mpox shot, we also got a shot for cholera—as in, the …
Nov 4, 2024: Ordered some basic business cards we can hand out to people who we meet or to anyone we want to direct to our website. Then they can contact us …
Nov 3, 2024: Registering with the US Dept. Of State - STEP When we travel abroad, we always register our stays/travels with the US Department of State. So, just in case something happens while you’re …
Oct 29, 2024: If things go as planned, we’ll spend time in 11 different time zones on this trip.
Oct 27, 2024: Africa definitely has a tipping culture. A recommendation from our Safari company was to start the safari with envelopes containing the tip for each …
Oct 23, 2024: One month from today we head out on this huge adventure! Still so much to do to get ready to go. And we both often vacillate between being excited and …
Oct 23, 2024: In Person: Sat Nov 16 Come say farewell to us at our informal “Going Away” party (aka, we want to see some friends before we’re gone for 3+ months) on …
Oct 12, 2024: Choosing clothes for the trip is a bit tricky, given the varying places we’re heading to. Scott usually tends towards black & dark grays, …
Oct 12, 2024: A 2-week trip rarely requires thought about completing work training deadlines. Jen has had to strategically figure out which online trainings she has …
Oct 12, 2024: So, how’s the weather going to be on our trip? 🤔 Well, the beginning of the trip will be coldest; South Korea averages 39º as a high—brrr! But …
Oct 10, 2024: Want to hang out with us before we leave? We’re organizing an informal “going away party” on Sat 11/16. We’ll start at Wren Südhalle in …
Oct 7, 2024: Welp, it appears that we’ll need to bring five different electrical plug adaptors on our trip: types C, G, D, F, I, and M.
Oct 6, 2024: When researching places to go, it’s always interesting to see what is “important” information to provide for travelers. I was amused …
Oct 3, 2024: We got our International Driving Permits today, which we’ll need for the latter portion of our trip. IDPs are primarily a form of identification …
Oct 2, 2024: More work on our travel vaccinations this week. We just learned our local Walgreens pharmacy has dedicated a specific RX bin solely for Jen and I for …
Sep 29, 2024: We’ve finally decided on our trip’s camera setup. We paired Scott’s Nikon Z5 with a new 28-400mm lens, and bought Jen a used Nikon Z50, …
Sep 23, 2024: We set off on our 100-day adventure around the world exactly two months from today. 😳
Sep 23, 2024: Preparing for mosquitos One of the big things we need to avoid on this trip is mosquitos, which carry a variety of nasty ailments. We’ve been working on our …
Sep 20, 2024: (From Jen) - I have spent a lot of time planning out this trip. The flights, the hotel, the visas, the stuff to see/do, etc. I KNOW I have screwed …
Sep 20, 2024: We’re trying to bring minimal things for this trip - 100 days (in multiple climates) of stuff has to fit in a rolling duffle bag and a backpack …
Sep 16, 2024: We’re about halfway through our travel vaccinations for the trip. To figure out what we needed, we visited Passport Health, which gave us a …
Sep 14, 2024: We’re nearly done booking all of our flights, accommodations, and tours…and we’re still generally on track with our estimated budget! Not too shabby …
Sep 6, 2024: Exhausted with Trip Planning One thing we’ve found about a 100-day trip is how daunting and exhausting it is planning and booking such a trip. When you plan for a 1-2 week …
Aug 24, 2024: How we chose our itinerary Once we decided that our primary goal with the trip was to see as much stuff as we could on the other side of the globe, we still had to narrow in …
Aug 24, 2024: An unexpected concern: make sure any cash you’re bringing to Africa was printed after 2013, as bills printed before then were subject to …
Aug 2, 2024: Choosing where to go when you can go anywhere When we first started embarking on a plan for taking a mini-retirement, we naturally started considering where we might go. The first plan that …
May 23, 2020: Welcome to our Adventures! Hi and welcome! We are Scott and Jen, a couple who loves to spend time traveling, well, everywhere! After having to accept that we are getting older …