When thinking and planning to travel, One usually expect a number of twists and turns, losses, sickness, delays, and more, especially with children.
I knew that this very trip, because of its cheer size, would be particularly challenging to organise: packing home, organising the removal & storage, cancelling our administrative life in London, handing over responsibilities at work, planning our route throughout the world, organising all the jabs and the strategic packing for 6 months, all at once, was never to be easy.
Recently however, new and unexpected challenges have arisen:
– the flat is now nearly empty and done up but renting has suddenly come to worry us: the first 2 viewers didn’t jump on the offer and we wonder whether our plans to finance the trip will end to be reviewed. The financial worries always keep me up at night which turn the littlest worry in a massive anxiety! I have started meditating again…
- Getting visas into India has proven to be an incredible challenge: 4 trips to their offices, a massive pile of paperwork to sign, fill and bring, justifications and proofs required…they even told Rj “not to bother (visiting India)”. Should we really? We persist, India has to be a big part of our trip…
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The kids although excited are clearly anxious about this big adventure and the move. They show concern about having little bits of their life with us. A couple of “doudous” (soft toys comforters) will make the trip with us!
(They are not too worried about missing a term of school, neither am I but I still need to ensure we come back with the knowledge required! )
Some days, we ask ourselves, is it really worth it? Do we really need to go through all this for a 6 months adventure?
Many people told us they couldn’t do it, I start to understand why…
But it’s our dream and leaving aside all very inconvenient practicalities, this is what we want to do and experience with our children!
Anyways, we are deep in it to the shoulders now, so let’s breath deeply and face to the challenges thrown at us! 30 days to go!
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A little tour around the World 
I can guarantee you that as soon as you will be on the plane you will feel very light and happy about the starting adventure !
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si je comprends!!???ces derniers jours sont difficiles…mais après vous serez dans la pleinitude de la joie de découvrir…allez courage , ne vous laissez pas abattre…vivez ces moments d’attente le plus sereinement possible!!!!!bises
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