It’s time for a long overdue update. There will be plenty more over the coming days/weeks as we start to firm up our plans a bit and concentrate less on work and more on travel!
Here is our ‘To-Do’ list for the next few months. So everyone can see what planning is involved, what we still need to do, and how far we are from being ready!
New Kit
New camera – Nikon P520 Bridge Camera– done!- Daypacks for both of us
- Walking shoes for both of us
- Packing Cubes
- Travel Towels
- Protective Macbook cover
- External Hard Drive
- Beard Trimmer (for me!)
- Sleeping bag liners (silk)
- Warm coat (for me, Katy now has one)
Tasks before we go
- Hand notice in (both of us)
- Book appointment at travel clinic to get up to date on jabs
- Get new passport (Katy) – has been applied for
- Look into travel insurance costs
- Declutter and get rid of the vast majority of our possessions – in progress!
Tickets/Visas
- Book Eurostar to Paris (goes on sale late September)
- Book European trains (probably do this in October/November)
- Book Trans Siberian tickets (can’t do until 45 days before! But will contact Real Russia long before this)
- Arrange Visas for Belarus, Russia, Mongolia, China and Vietnam. First 3 will be done through RealRussia, China one not sure, Vietnam through embassy.
- Book accommodation for France, Germany and Russia.
Ok this doesn’t look as big as I imagined, but I’m sure we will be adding to it, and there is still a lot here!
