Part of the reason we created Don’t Ever Look Back was to inspire other travelers to follow in our footsteps and take the plunge into long-term travel. Most people we speak to are envious of the adventure we’re about to […]
Category Archive: Trip Planning
Revisiting Singapore
In our last post, we explained how one sentence immediately changed our travel plans as a result of Kieron’s grandmother being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. With the decision made to travel to the Philippines in early April, suddenly we needed […]
How one sentence can immediately change travel plans
I’ve been to the Philippines 3 times in my life – once as an infant in 1986, again as a child in 1995 and I finally made it there as an adult in 2008. The reason for my multiple visits? […]
Merry Christmas from Amy and Kieron
The clock has just passed midnight here in Melbourne which means in our little part of the world it’s now officially December 25, better known to most folks as Christmas Day. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish all […]
Our moving experience and why you should declutter NOW!
Recently we moved out of our 2-bedroom apartment and back to Amy’s parents’ house in preparation for our round-the-world adventure. Without going into too much detail and transforming this blog post into an extended rant about why moving sucks, let’s […]
The challenge of delayed gratification
We honestly thought that once we made the decision to travel long-term, the few months leading up to our RTW would be simple and the time would just fly past. We figured that our minds would be focused solely on […]
5 reasons we’re joining the gym before traveling
Yep, you heard right. We’re joining a gym in the lead-up to our departure date in mid-2011. “But aren’t you guys supposed to be saving for long-term travel?” we can hear you asking, or at the very least thinking. While […]
Celebrating One Month of Blogging
Wow, it’s been one month since we launched Don’t Ever Look Back with a post explaining why we’re choosing long-term travel. The past month has flown by but at the same time it feels like we’ve been around the blogging […]