What if we packed our luggage for a world trip?
June 30, 2009 by Monica
Filed under Places & Trips
This idea’s had me wondering for quite a while.
First inspired by meeting this family of 5, who stopped by Quito during their world travel. Do I want to do this?
Yes, I do…but cernainly not by the same means. They’re a big family traveling on a camper truck, which would not be practical for the two of us.
The second part of inspiration I got from The Little Traveler’s story and blog. Part of the inspiration comes from the fact that the little traveler’s mom is a single mom, like me. So why not?
My feet are ready to walk over unknow places, and I know my son shares my passion for travel. Then what are we wainting for?
Some concerns, but *just* concerns
Visas. If you hold a passport from Ecuador or another not so welcome country, you know what I’m talking about. We Ecuadorians need visa for lots of countries.
Although getting a visa for some countries is as easy as going to the embassy and pay a reasonable fee, for many others the requirements include an interview, afadavits of earnings and belongings, long waiting, and payment of high fees (weather you get the visa or not). This is very dissapointing for me, considering my age is one of the most rejected for a woman (31, single). I’ve never been denied a visa, though.
I guess I should start by the few countries that don’t require visa for Ecuadorians, or even my own country that by the way is very diverse.
Other than that, I have a health concern. My son is very prone to cavities and we’re working on reestablishing his health balance with nutrition. I used to be a very ill person and now I’m in a process of recovering a healthy state thru nutrition and healthy living. So we’re not eating anywhere any kind of food (no junk food, for example). I don’t think this would be so hard to achieve while traveling, but it’d certainly would require additional expenses, extra luggage, and time dedication.
I’ve not mention other points to consider, as what my son’s dad would say about this.
I’ll keep planning …
and dreaming…
photo credit: greencandy8888
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