I woke up with a sore throat and feeling under the weather today. Man, it's a lousy feeling but I have no excuse to loll on my bed since it's a school day. I swallowed an aspirin and went about with my morning chores and managed to send the kids to school on time.
Just when I thought that I'm so done with writing about my travels, I came across a story that rekindled my interest again. It's probably the mother-of-all-journey I would like to make.
A group of 30 intrepid travellers set off yesterday from England on a 24,000km trip to Australia on a bus. Yes, a BUS! The one-way trip (costing about US$7,500) will last 12 weeks (84 days) and take in 20 countries including Hungary, The Czech Republic, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, India, China, Nepal, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia and Timor Leste. Following the ferry crossing from Timor Leste to Darwin, the tour travels across Australia, taking in Adelaide and Melbourne before arriving in Sydney.
The bus is a Belgian coach equipped for longer travel. It will stop every night for camping or hotel resting points. Among the inaugural passengers is a 66-year old grandmother who is planning to return in a container ship.
In my travels, I have met many globe-trotting grandparents out having a good time. My advise to folks out there "Never let age be a barrier!"
I want to be a granny globe-trotter when I grow up.
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13 comments:
me too!
Ha ha, we can all go together! Let our kids take care of their own kids while we roam the world!
Hope you are feeling better. Its a bother to have a sore throat.
I hope I could be a granny globe trotter too :)
Janice Ng
Hope you are feeling brighter.
Globe-trotting granny sounds good to me!
Interesting blog!I needed to hear that part about age not being a barrier...after I turned 30,I have been acting like life is all downhill!!
Thanks for dropping by my JRT, Frasiers blog
That sounds really cool :)
Ok so we will be farming and travelling? Not baby sitting for our children right?
I would like to be a globe-trotting 46 year old, but I guess I will have to wait till I retire too.
i do too!
Well guys, that just means we all short start now and not stop even if we have to totter around with a walking stick. :-)
me too count me in the granny group!
You're probably feeling much better now, I hope.
I like the part about the globe trotting granny. Sure give me inspiration to on going well into my old age :)
Age is in the mind. You are only as old as you think you are!
Haha, looks like we have one big happy group now. We can book that bus and travel across 20 countries!
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