Let it begin!

As the hours count down and we scurry to pull things together; it’s interesting to reflect a bit on everything that has occurred to bring us 2 hours before our initial flight around the world. We are about to leave our home, all of our friends and family to explore unknown worlds, make new friends, eat strange/bizarre foods, and truly develop an appreciation of the world we live in.

Our trip started out as a mere dream to travel and experience the world we live in. I hope our stories and pictures inspire our readers to travel and explore the intricacies of the world. Our vision to backpack the world evolved from our initial idea to sail around the world (inspired by Out of Bounds and a couple beers). We love the ocean and the thought of waking up every morning to a sunrise over the horizon seemed absolutely amazing until Jenny quickly brought it to my attention that we would die!! Perhaps, later in life once we actually buy a sailboat and learn to sail…small little details that are required…we could sail across the oceans. :-P

We have been planning this trip off and on over the past three years; however, it wasn’t until this time last year that we actually decided to go for it. With the approval of a temporary leave of absence and some determination we were off. Although we had to change our lifestyle a bit to save money, it really wasn’t too bad. Sure, there were though times when all we wanted was a “Yee-roe” from our local Greek restaurant or to go on a movie binge and see all of the new releases, but all we had to do was think about this moment. All of the work that went into planning this trip is paying off right now as we pack our bags for our 6am flight.

This truly will be an exciting nine months! Our next post will be from Berlin, Germany where the story actually begins.