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| Comment by: Leonard;
05/11/07 |
"If you go to Antigua to go to
Spanish school, CSA is a great school I just finished 10 weeks
there. Great place. you all staying in hostels or other. I can
suggest a couple good places but there not
hostels, Casa Ovalle, Casa Rustic. let me know if you would like
more on this."
Thanks Leonard for the info, but I
think we know where we'll be taking our Spanish. My
question is how do you feel your Spanish is after 10 weeks?
--Brooke; 05/27/07
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| Comment by: Lola;
05/30/07 |
"Hey there. Came across your site (through
the Eurotrek forum) and I'm loving it so far! I would love to
add a link to your site from mine (http://www.lemurworks.com/lola)
if that's okay. I too am planning a RTW trip but its closer to
2009/2010"
Hey Lola! Glad you found the
site, and yes, I would love to do a link exchange. I'll
add you on our resources page asap.
Wow, 2009/2010?! At least it looks like you are taking
some trips in the meantime to help tide you over :-)
--Brooke; 05/30/07
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| Comment by: Jeff;
05/31/07 |
"Hello Brian, and Brooke, I don't
remember how I found your site, but, I wanted to send you a note of
encouragement and just say hello.
I'm a little older than you guys, and have a spouse and kids, which
make it difficult to contemplate such a grand adventure, but I
salute you guys for your ambition. I love reading RTW stories
and blogs, just to live vicariously through others. I just
received a documentary movie called "A Map For Saturday", it is a
great story about a guy giving up his day job and spending a yr out
on the road, you can check out his blog/site at
www.amapforsaturday.com
if you are interested.
Now for a few questions, 1) How did you guys make the decision to
"go for it"? 2)Was there some event that influenced this
decision? 3) From the looks of it, I like your plan, and
traveling together will make these memories special as opposed to
traveling alone, How did you decide which countries that you wanted
to visit? 4) Is some destinations, like a little for Him, and
a little for Her kind of planning? 5) Did your parents freak
out when you told them? has it sunk in with them or not?
That's enough for now, I'm like a lot of others, who really are
excited about your trip, and plan on following it as much as
possible, also a little jealous/envious... Btw, I plan on
checking out the book you mentioned by David Elliot Cohen...
Cheers,
-Skip
Austin, TX"
Skip! Well first off thank you
for this message! I definitely wanted to post this since
there are some great questions here, so I will do my best to
answer:
1) I've been dreaming of this for
years. I got the feeling like we better do this now or it
might not ever happen. Luckily, I was able to convince
Brian of this and here we are - counting down!
2) I think
we were just at that age where it was like
this is really, really the best time in our lives to go - no
kids, no house, etc. Definitely, though, I feel like you
have to do something that you dream of doing when you have the
chance bc you never know when or if you'll be able to in the
future. Life happens quickly.
3) There are so many other countries
we would like to visit, but just won't have the money to along
the way. I'm also sure that our country list will
drastically change on the road as really our plans are to wing
it.
4) There are a few that are
definitely for me and more for him. Italy and Central Asia
are all me, and China and Spain are for Brian. But, we are
both interested in visiting ALL of these places.
5) My mom has known about my dream
for years... seriously since I was 17, but I'm also sure she
didn't think I'd ever do it. When I first told her she was
shocked, but not too much. The real shocker was when she
found out I was planning more than a year! My dad has been
super supportive of this idea since I told him. He is, I
think, a little jealous! I hope he comes to visit along
the way. As for Brian's parents, they were pretty OK with
the idea, and don't seem too worried... at least not yet.
Skip, I just wanted to end this by
saying that I hope you take a another look at traveling around
the world with your family. This can be an option for you
- just take a look at
www.sixintheworld.com, or at this
forum on bootsnall.com. You obviously have an intense
interest in travel, so I'm sure that if you just take the first
step of setting the goal, you'll be well on your way to an
adventure. :-)
--Brooke; 06/03/07
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| Comment by: Annie Stephan;
06/28/07 |
| "Just wanted to offer my help with your
travels in New Zealand. I lived there for a semester while studying
abroad and know some good hostels/places to visit...etc. Drop me an
email if you are still looking for info on what to do while you're
there."
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