In February, my wife (then fiancée) and I quit our jobs to go travelling for six months. We found a temporary home for our cat, packed up our junk for shipping to Canada, headed to Winnipeg for a stopover and the caught a flight to Sao Paulo. Our trip started in South Brazil and we passed through eight countries, ultimately ending in Cartagena, Colombia 5 months later. We also spent a month in the USA but I haven’t decided if I’ll go into that here.
My wife and I kept a diary and I’ve been meaning to put it into some sort of comprehensible form for months now, mostly because my mother-in-law keeps asking me about it. So, anyone who reads this is my travel writing test subject. It starts out a bit long-winded because I don’t have many pictures from the first couple of days of our trip but I promise that will improve after Sao Paulo.
My wife quit her job in time for one last week of fun in the sun before heading into the unknown (after a quick stop in the “the known all too well” of Winnipeg). We said our goodbyes, had some very good curry with family and friends and headed for the airport, where we got to see the largest enclosed building in the world (by area) that is the Emirates terminal at Dubai International Airport.
My wife and I kept a diary and I’ve been meaning to put it into some sort of comprehensible form for months now, mostly because my mother-in-law keeps asking me about it. So, anyone who reads this is my travel writing test subject. It starts out a bit long-winded because I don’t have many pictures from the first couple of days of our trip but I promise that will improve after Sao Paulo.
The UAE
(Courtesy of Bob C.)
My wife quit her job in time for one last week of fun in the sun before heading into the unknown (after a quick stop in the “the known all too well” of Winnipeg). We said our goodbyes, had some very good curry with family and friends and headed for the airport, where we got to see the largest enclosed building in the world (by area) that is the Emirates terminal at Dubai International Airport.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia.)
My wife proceeded to spill Lucozade all over their nice white floor. It was sticky and beyond our cleaning capabilities so we quickly headed for another seating area. Apologies to the cleaning staff.
The flight from Dubai to London was fine except there was this baby that cried exactly like our cat does when we give her a bath. My wife said it made her miss our cat, who was lodging with a very kind friend of my parents. It just made me want to change seats.
Twenty-four hours later it was touchdown in Winnipeg.
The flight from Dubai to London was fine except there was this baby that cried exactly like our cat does when we give her a bath. My wife said it made her miss our cat, who was lodging with a very kind friend of my parents. It just made me want to change seats.
Twenty-four hours later it was touchdown in Winnipeg.
I am going to south america for 150 days! Can't wait! Thanks for writing this blog
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