Tag: plans
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10 Ways to Plan Your Travel Itinerary

Using a variety of sources will give you an edge in making the most of your travel time.
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How to Plan a Trip Around the World

Now we will focus on the actual details of planning and how we approached our journey. Many of these tips apply to “normal” vacations, so even if you don’t think you’ll do a long-term trip, read on!
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How to take a year off and travel the world

by Pete Barba Many of you have asked “How do you take a year off?” or “How do you travel around the world for a year?” or some version of that question. And it’s a great question, one that is both complex but also amazingly simple. For this story I’ll address finances and logistics, and…
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Packing for the World

How do you pack for all seasons, all activities, and all cultures? Our basic strategy is layers, multi functional clothing, buy as we go, and a few key restocks from friends and family along the way.
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Update From the Doc: June Edition

We’re 6 weeks away from starting our amazing adventure! In the Barba household, that means it’s crunch time.
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SCUBA diving trip prep!

Scuba Students, Sacramento, California, 2022. by Kate Barba Last weekend we completed our SCUBA Open Water certification! The kids took the full course and Pete and I decided to take a refresher course because it had been a looong time since we’ve been diving (Thailand maybe?) After weeks of online reading and quizzes we spent…
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Tentative Plans

It was much easier 2 years ago to plan this trip, than it is today. Between COVID and the war in Ukraine, we realize that the best laid plans are likely to change unexpectedly and often.