This is the story of what will lead to our eventual great expedition, initially planned for the continent of Africa, but is now probably going to be the Middle East and Asia, plus all the trips in between, which we are using to soothe our itchy feet.
We are: Dan – Libyan born; Wendy – South African born and our daughter Cassie – Brighton born.
The original plan was to travel to Cape Town from Brighton, in the U.K, along the East Coast of Africa.
This picture was taken a few years ago when we were exploring the Picos de Europa
The African trip started as a joke. Dan threw a suggestion, out of the blue, about selling the flat and travelling the world. This we talked about as a ‘dream’ over the next few months and it slowly morphed from ‘travelling the world’ into ‘overlanding Africa’.
To fund this type of trip, whether it is Africa or Asia we have set ourselves a target monthly amount to save. We have guesstimated a rough figure of what will be needed to do this trip and have set that at roughly £30,000. At the moment Dan is tied into his current job due to University studies, this means that our set off date for “The Big One” won’t be before 2015, but that gives us an ample amount of time to save what we need and to do any planning and ‘training’ that we feel would be beneficial. There are a few trepidations about travelling with a child, especially as Cassie will require us, as parents, to take on the burden of her education for that period, but we feel that the journey and experiences will out-way everything.
In the meantime we plan to do as many long trips in between, across Europe and other countries, to gain experience and tweak the equipment list etc. Take a look at the trips that we have managed to put under our belts already.
This trip isn’t just about the adventure of overlanding, but a chance for all of us to see and experience new countries, cultures, food and adventures. It will be a long and enjoyable journey.
And so the journey begins……
