The extra stuff you can’t do without …. or maybe we can?  What do you think? I’ve added colour to the items we have already assembled for the journey.

Here is our list of toiletries. Some might disagree with the hair dryer and some makeup but my photos will look a whole lot better for it! I’ve shaded in blue that we already have assembled.

Here it is – the current version of the Baigrie Family packing list (in parts).  This list was compiled by researching the gear lists from a number of great blogs and using my good old commonsense.  I welcome all comments, suggestions and recommendations! I’ve coloured the items we already have.

Hours of googling on the Internet means my ‘Favourites’ list has grown rapidly and exponentially.  Initially I began searching for RTW travel with kids and stumbled across blogs written by families.  This really inspired me to 1. Want to go RTW with my family and 2. have my own blog.  In my many hours of searching I have only found two Australian websites.   If you know of...

When I checked my work email yesterday morning it was there; one scanned and emailed official piece of paper granting me 12 months leave from my position. Hooray! My boss said my application must have been jinxed it took so long. Now all we need is a similar piece of paper from Steve’s work and then we will be able to start parting with serious amounts of money to book our...

I mentioned to someone recently that I haven’t had a great deal of time to devote to thinking about our travel plans in depth due to all the extra things that are currently on my To-Do-List.  My blog To-Do-List doesn’t accurately reflect all the extra things that the Baigrie Family has on their agenda before we can leave the country that keep us busy and life rarely dull. ...

Patrick and Harris are now the proud and brave recipients of their Tuberculosis injections.  Patrick was lucky enough to get his TB vaccination about 2 weeks before Harris and his arm has nearly healed.  It was not all fun and games however as there were nightly tears when his sore was at its most ugly.  Harris is only just beginning his journey of pus but I’m sure as an 8...

As I am generally not a technological minded person I have spent hours reviewing the tech lists of other RTW blogs.  I have researched netbooks versus notebooks; iPod versus DS for kids and the best digital camera.  Am I any clearer on what to get?  Not entirely.  Should we buy here in Australia?  Should I buy before my trip to USA and get the Traveller’s Tax Rebate? ...

As soon as we decided we were embarking on our overseas adventure I started packing.  As an experienced mover (more than 15 moves in 17 years with student exchange, university and work); I know how to pack a box! 

So far I have packed about 4 tea chest size boxes with all those things we are keeping like Harris and Patrick’s baby and school memorabilia.  Also packed two...

Where do you even start when trying to put together a list for 2 adults and 2 children for 12 months of RTW travel?  A good start is with the lists posted on other blogs.  Let other people do at least some of the thinking!  Based on the wonderful ideas of those that have paved the way before us, plus a few extra of our own ‘necessities’ I have put together a comprehensive...