Meandering Around the World

it’s approximately 5 months till the trip and I’m sad. I’m sad because I’m leaving my friends and going an entire year nonstop with my annoying little sisters. But I do get to see panda bears and go to places like Borneo and Singapore. I’m going to be home schooled by my mom and dad and thats going to be fun – not!! So I’m pretty against the idea of going around the world but it will have it’s fun moments. Here is a random fact: The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

I am going around the world with my family. I can’t wait! First I am going to Borneo. Then I am going to China. In China we are going to see the biggest Buddha in the world and it is good luck to rub his nose. We are definitely going to see an opera because there they give you massages and feed you while you watch. I am going to see my cousins in Chengdu which is where the giant pandas live. We are going to be panda keepers for a day and feed them bamboo and apple slices. I have three cousins who live there- John, Sarah and Lilly. The reason they are there is because of their daddy’s job. He works for Chevron. I can’t wait to see my cousins and aunt and uncle because I haven’t seen them in a long time – two years!!! From Chengdu we are getting on a train to the top of the world. Tibet has the highest mountain in the world and we are going to go pretty high up!

I feel kind of sad about leaving New York but I know it will be fun going around the world and seeing so many new things. My friends are really sad that I am leaving but I told them about skype.

The part I am most excited about is Borneo. There are lots of cool and interesting animals there! There is a monkey with a giant nose that looks like a droopy water balloon. They are called the proboscis ... [Continue reading this entry]

It is unbelievable how many blogs there are out there. There are probably thousands of people writing or have written about their own personal trips around the world. Even narrowing it down to families traveling around the world ... [Continue reading this entry]

OK, we've dropped Russia. Our friends who were going to take the trans Siberian Express with us couldn't make the trip and we quickly figured out that skipping that section would give us four more weeks in South East ... [Continue reading this entry]

It was a lovely one. From this point on everything will be marked as the last .... to be had in New York City since when we return from our RTW trip we will be landing in our new ... [Continue reading this entry]

I am worried about lots of things. Most importantly, will my kids be bored, will they be fussy and miserable, will they hate us for taking them out of their school and away from their friends? Will they ... [Continue reading this entry]

OK, let me now be a downer. I assumed there would be bumps in the road. I just thought we would be on the road when they happened. We have this plan, which we thought was pretty well ... [Continue reading this entry]

I am so not impressed with One World. Their RTW website is terrific, just click on a map and seemingly all your dots are connected. But then when you get to the nitty gritty of picking flights it ... [Continue reading this entry]

So where are we now? Definitely more informed as too the medical side – we have gotten all the ho hum vaccinations that are covered by health insurance and in January will get the ones that are only available ... [Continue reading this entry]