Magda and Ian's Round the World Trip Preparations

In and around World

Welcome to our first journal which describes preparing for our year long, round the world trip.

We decided since we only get one chance on this marble, we'd better take some time to investigate it. What lies ahead? Well, find out here I guess, unless we are stampeded by wildebeests and unable to add any entries.

Route taken and entries written by Ian and Magda

  1. 1

    First batch of tickets bought!

    Brooklyn, United States | Feb 07 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Hello! And welcome to our trip blog. This is the first entry, and a very early one it is. Our trip begins this September and as you might guess from t... Continue reading »

  2. 2

    Gear Collection

    Brooklyn, United States | Feb 10 '07 | Reviews: 0
    We have started the gathering of the gear. There are a few websites out there to give advice, including this one of course. Most people say to bring a... Continue reading »

  3. 3

    Off To Quebec

    Brooklyn, United States | Feb 13 '07 | Reviews: 0
    It is the third entry, and we still haven't gone anywhere. Get used to it folks, cause we won't be leaving for a while. I have had some responses to m... Continue reading »

  4. 4

    A Shortened Entry

    Quebec, Canada | Feb 14 '07 | Reviews: 0
    I just finished a wonderful telling of the trip to Quebec, well, wonderful in my opinion since it was all about our adventures, when I accidentally cl... Continue reading »

  5. 5

    Only In New York

    Brooklyn, United States | Feb 24 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Part of preparing for the big trip is gathering information, and of course talking to anyone who has lived or been to any of the places we are going.... Continue reading »

  6. 6

    Two Month Countdown Starts Soon

    Brooklyn, United States | Jun 23 '07 | Reviews: 0
    This is a pretty decent website, although maybe not for people who are only just talking about traveling and not actually on their way yet. That is of... Continue reading »

  7. 7

    The Panic Begins

    Brooklyn, United States | Jul 10 '07 | Reviews: 0
    We've started to collect visas. So far we've taken advantage of our location in NYC and visited the Kenyan consulate and the Indian consulate. The... Continue reading »

  8. 8

    Gadget Time

    Brooklyn, United States | Aug 03 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Part of preparing for a trip like ours is about stressing out. The other part is the cooling balm that is gadget buying. Thankfully we can justify thi... Continue reading »

  9. 9

    One Month

    Brooklyn, United States | Aug 03 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Remember the scene in the first (fourth) Star Wars? Where they are in the trash compactor? And the walls are crushing in? And there is some sort of mo... Continue reading »

  10. 10

    One Week

    Brooklyn, United States | Aug 27 '07 | Reviews: 0
    I'm coming to you from the series of empty rooms that was our apartment. It looks like Cindy Lou Who's house after the Grinch left nothing but a crumb... Continue reading »

  11. 11

    One Day

    Brooklyn, United States | Sep 02 '07 | Reviews: 1
    We are still not officially on our trip, but only because we haven't taken any plane rides out of the country. In fact we've moved about a mile to the... Continue reading »

lampgirl avatar lampgirl on Jan. 1, 2007 @ 10:15AM said
hoorah! let the fun begin. congrats magda...how does it feel? free from magnum? hope i get to meet up with you and ian in sunny londinium... kisses tia
mkonys avatar mkonys on Jan. 1, 2007 @ 10:15AM said
GOOD LUCK!!! cant find the itinerary. If you happen to be in thailand in november, let me know. we'll be travelling across the country with our little one m
Wasal avatar Wasal on Jan. 1, 2007 @ 10:15AM said

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