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Last night in Discovery Bay

July 3rd, 2018Doug8 Comments

So this is what 10 years in one apartment looks like…. Tonight is my last night in the apartment in Discovery Bay. I was with the movers all day and tomorrow they come to take it all away to storage 200 units (boxes, bikes, tables, beds etc). I sit among the boxes and the dust while M.C. and the kids are at an airport hotel. I will join tomorrow. This will wrap up 15 years in Hong Kong. Will we come back? Who knows so our move and storage company, Trade Winds https://tradewindstransport.com has packed for international shipping should we …

WHY?

June 5th, 2018Doug1 Comment

Why do we take a year off? FAMILY. A year together experiencing things as a family. Learning to rely on each other on tough times like a family. Late nights by the fire in the desert and stories of deepest fears and joys. Knowing no alarm will wake us tomorrow and new adventures lie around every corner. That’s why we take a year off! Life in Hong Kong is hectic. Our girls take over an hour each way to school by foot, ferry and bus. Marie-Christine travels extensively. Now is definitely the time. Take a year, disappear, regroup and decide …

Dreams do come true

June 3rd, 2018MC Merkly4 Comments

This trip is my dream! One of the 5 intrepid travelers. Travel has always been part of my life. I was born in Montreal and was raised in Europe. I returned to Canada for university to yet again set sail after working a few years. I arrived in Asia backpacking and 24 years later, I’m still exploring this part of the world with family in tow. I always said that I arrived backpacking and would one day leave backpacking.

“To live is to wander. We shouldn’t accept the home that’s written in our passports. We should travel and find it ourselves. Even if home, in the end, is the whole wide world itself.”
– Conny Cernik

Once in a Lifetime

January 20th, 2018Doug0 Comments

In 7 months our family of 5 will embark on an epic adventure – world travel with no time constraints and no final destination. This definitely fits in the category of – Once In A Lifetime! To paraphrase the TalkingHeads “Well, how did we get here?” Our site will tell you how we got here and take you on our road to nowhere as our family of five travel from our adopted home in Hong Kong through Asia, Southern Africa and South America! Stay tuned as we undertake the numerous preparations to become global nomads! We will also share the …