And so the spending and decision making has already begun. All the whatifs and maybes. Typhoid jab, tetanis booster, malaria meds, Hep A, $$$$$$. What weight sleeping bag should we take? Will we need shoes and sandals? What to wear in the heat of Dubai? What to wear in the cold of Melbourne? How much cash should we take? And, most importantly, when should we vote??

In 1910 my great aunt Evelyn voyaged to Africa from England to help her sister take care of her first born in Fort Jamieson, NE Rhodesia. Aunt Evelyn travelled by train, ship, paddle steamer, bicycle and machila, a journey of 9 weeks and 2 days. For 296 miles she travelled overland with her brother in law George who was my grandfather, up through Nyasaland to Fort Jamieson in NE Rhodesia. They rode bicycles apart from about 60 miles when she was carried in a h...

In 1810 my great aunt, Evelyn, voyaged to Africa from England to help her sister take care of her first born in Fort Jamieson, NE Rhodesia. Aunt Evelyn travelled by train, ship, paddle steamer, bicycle and machila, a journey of 9 weeks and 2 days. For 296 miles she travelled overland with her brother in law George who was my grandfather, up through Nyasaland to Fort Jamieson. They rode bicycles apart from about 60 miles when she was carried in a hammock like c...