Preparation Archive

  • Our Preliminary Around The World Packing List2March 2, 2009

    Our Preliminary Around The World Packing List

    We expect this to probably change a little as we get closer to June, but here is our first attempt at our packing list. I can carry about 20lbs and Terry can pack in about 40lbs – it’s going to be tough to narrow down our item list! 1. Backpacks: Manali’s Pack - Gregory Deva 60 Terry’s Pack [...]

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  • The World Awaits…0December 4, 2008

    The World Awaits…

    We have been reading “The World Awaits” by Paul Otteson, it’s been extremely insprirational and is really getting us excited for our trip! “Travel teaches. It both empowers and chastens as if forces your hand, revealing the lessons of the miles. By hitting the long road through the wide world, you remove the blinders [...]

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  • Vaccinations0November 12, 2008

    Vaccinations

    These are the shots we need to get in January… ouch. Hepatitis A – Useful everywhere and good for 10 years. Usually requires 2 shots. Hepatitis B – Same as Hep-A, good for 10 years, but requires 3 injections. Tetanus+ – Good for 10 years. Japanese Encephalitis – A nasty brain swelling disease that is carried by mosquitoes. Found [...]

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  • The Plan0September 13, 2008

    The Plan

    We just bought a huge wall world map and have started “pinning” locations that we plan to visit. We’re aiming to “chase summers” so we have some climate research to do! First stop will be Seattle for Tami’s wedding (via our North American Road trip), then potentially followed by an Alaskan cruise, Hawaii to [...]

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  • Dancing Around the World0July 9, 2008

    Dancing Around the World

    Why can’t we find jobs like this?!!! Why is Matt dancing around the world? Because some gum company is willing to pay for it. Actually, Matt had already been dancing before Stride approached him with a sponsorship deal. They just asked Matt where he wanted to go and paid his travel expenses. Since Matt started dancing three [...]

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  • Bringing Must Have Travel Resources Out Of The Shadows1May 23, 2008

    Bringing Must Have Travel Resources Out Of The Shadows

    UPDATED: 5/29/08 It would be great to put together a list of such sites…but for now, I wanted to share two that have come in pretty handy, and seem to provide greater functionality than the more well known sites like Travelocity. 1. Zuji.com: Provides a great feature that lets you specify flexible dates (in monthly increments) for [...]

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  • Manali + Terry Interactive Destination Map2May 16, 2008

    Manali + Terry Interactive Destination Map

    View Larger Map As promised, here is a first draft of our proposed travel destinations. Obviously this will be changing a bit here and there, but always good to start somewhere. The boat icons are ideal ports of call for gaining crew jobs for trans-atlantic crossings and other various cruises. The blue icons represent travel destinations, [...]

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  • Jobs That Will Make Any Land Lover Lose Their Lunch0May 16, 2008

    Jobs That Will Make Any Land Lover Lose Their Lunch

    As told by Terry I’m no Gilligan, but I’m super excited by the possibility and amazing opportunity to perform a trans-atlantic crossing via boat. I’m thinking initially it could be for our return trip back to the United States. Just a thought. I’m thinking I’ll have to hypnotize my wife in order for her to buy [...]

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