Day 3 (Proper) - 15 June 2014 - Amsterdam Free Walking Tour and Evening Stroll in Jordaan - One of our favourite ways of translating Map to Life when we first visit a new place is to get our boots on the ground and explore on foot. So off I went to get the down-low on Amsterdam to share with James back in Sydney (sigh) and our legions of other followers. I'd been warned on the Sandemans New Europe Walking Tours site, that these tours were popular - complete und...

Days 1-3, 13-15 June 2014 - Sydney/Dubai/Amsterdam - 14 hrs 30 mins (but it seemed longer...) just to get to Dubai! Aside from the auspicious nature of the date, Friday the 13th was a funny old day - I was certainly not happy about leaving James (to the point of chaining myself to something and simply not leaving). He took me out for a posh lunch at DJ's and then we shared a final (very teary on my part) hug and I was on the shuttle to the airport - thankfully ...

Less than 12 months ago we returned to Sydney after a year gallivanting around the world - 35 countries and myriad wonderful experiences (www.offexploring.com/notbeinggrownups). We were greeted by typical Sydney winter weather on July 4, 2013. Hot and sunny - 18 / 66 degrees. Little has changed! Little except us of course. At the beginning of our year of Not Being Grownups we packed up our personal belongings, leased out our house and ventured off, safe in th...