Julie and I are old school when it came to plotting our course across five continents during our Follow the Sun journey. We used a combination of fold-out maps, map books, guide books and the occasional reference from Mr. Google to plan each of our 755 days on the road. To supplement all that at a micro level, we often used our GPS – which we named Karen – to … Continue reading →
When we welcomed in the new year of 2018 from our secluded beach-side camp in Baja Mexico we never could have imagined what a spectacular year was ahead of us. We had a rough plan, more or less, of what we wanted to achieve during the year but turning that plan into a reality was one of the greatest experiences of our lives.
Continue reading →Julie and I finished the third continent of our Follow the Sun journey with almost four months exploring the northern and southern corners of Europe – plus a few points in between – and finished the journey with some great times in the UK. So where did we go and what were the kilometres, countries, costs, facts and figures of this great experience? Well, glad you asked because here’s the … Continue reading →
I’ve said it before – Julie and I love maps. We use every sort of possible map to help us along our way – large map books, some fold-up maps, local maps from Tourist Information Centres, Karen – our ever-reliable GPS, Google Maps, a great app called maps.me and anything else we can get our hands on. I also use an online tool called Tripline to help record and share … Continue reading →
