One Year
Off
Sarah James & David Carlson and
their three kids (aged 13, 10, and 8) took
one year off and traveled the world. This web
site is a family journal of the
trip.
We left on
August 11, 2001 and returned on June 14, 2002
- just over ten months of
traveling.
Please feel
free to read about our adventures. Don't
worry - all the stories have happy endings.
No major illnesses, no thefts or accidents.
We'd love to get your feedback
and questions too. The links below show
our trip in chronological order, but if you
just want to hit some of the highlights, try
the wildlife in Borneo,
volunteer work in India,
rock climbing in Thailand,
and diving in Bali and
Australia.
Read the introduction
to our trip. (updated July 31,
2001)
our
Japan experience (updated Aug 31,
2001);
our
China travels (updated October 6,
2001);
our
few days in Singapore. (updated
October 6, 2001 & November 1 for our
second visit);
rain
forests and orang-utans in
Malaysia (updated November 1,
2001);
our
shoeless travels in New
Zealand (updated January 11,
2002);
spiders,
snakes, and crocs in
Australia (updated February 22,
2002);
the
beaches in Bali (updated February 24,
2002);
elephants
and little gecko's in Thailand (updated
March 27, 2002);
"Horn
OK Please" in India (updated May 4,
2002);
Jolly
cold England (updated May 4, 2002);
Kilo's
of cholesterol in France (updated June 7,
2002); and
back to
England to visit 'The Aunties' in York
(updated July 1, 2002).
Reflections on the trip after two weeks
back home. This includes costs and comments
on educating kids while traveling (updated
July 1, 2002).
In addition to
maintaining the web site, we sent out
newsletters during our trip. If you want to
read our past newsletters, you can download
them here:
1)
Trip Report #1 - Introduction
(8/15/2001)
2)
Trip Report #2 - Japan (8/31/2001)
3)
Trip Report #3 - China (9/11/2001)
4)
Trip Report #4 - China/ Hong Kong/
Singapore/ Malaysia (10/9/2001)
5)
Trip Report #5 - Malaysian Borneo/ New
Zealand(12/21/2001)
6)
Trip Report #6 - Australia
(2/17/2002)
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