Family Vacation

This will be our first family vacation since 2018 and our first really big vacation since 2016.

In 2016, we flew to Phoenix, Arizona, where we visited family and travelled all over the state. We also drove to San Diego, California for a few days. It was a great trip but it left me never wanting to go back to the US again, and I haven't crossed the border since.

In 2018, we stayed in Canada and travelled east, to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. I suppose it's a big vacation, too, but we've been out east a couple of times and it feels close to home.

Either way, we haven't had a family vacation in more than six years.

In 2019, it seems as though all of us went in different directions. DW and I flew to Mexico to celebrate our 25th anniversary, and a couple of months later, I flew to South Korea on my own.

Kid 1, after graduating from high school, went to Europe with her best friend, visiting Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. At the same time, Kid 2 left for Greece with her best friend and family.

Nobody went anywhere in 2020.

Over the last month, DW and I became hooked on the TV series, Long Way... with Ewan McGregor and his best buddy, Charlie Boorman. These friends have ridden motorcycles around the world over three seasons, and we binge-watched them all within a week.

And it got us thinking about travel.

Yes, we have a booked vacation in Mexico, this December, but we like to look ahead. We scratched our head about where we'd like to go, largely based on McGregor's and Boorman's travels and some of the great cinematography that their cameramen shot.

When we decided on the country we wanted to visit, Kid 1 became interested. We told her that if she paid for her airfare, we'd pay for everything else (she works full-time and lives at home, so she's financially good).

We didn't want to leave Kid 2 out but she's a classic struggling artist. So we told her that if she could kick in a small amount, we'd love for her to join us.

She said it was no problem.

So, we're all booked. The kids will join us for the first week and head home together, and DW will finish out the trip on our own. We're so excited: we've already purchased new luggage and a new wardrobe.

Where are we going, you might wonder? Well, I'm keeping it secret for now. In the coming months, I'll offer clues along the way. For now, let me just say that it's somewhere that was visited in one of the three seasons of Long Way... (Long Way Around, Long Way Down, Long Way Up).

Guess where we're going?

Stay tuned.