Europe 2006

Yes, I really do look like this.

So, who are we, and why are we writing a blog? We are a family of four: one mom, one dad, and two teenage boys. We are one lawyer, one teacher, two students, three music lovers, two fishermen, two avid readers, and one soccer player. And we are all four of us travel junkies.

I tend to overplan things. Ask any of my friends, students, or family members. Be it lesson plans, dinners, or vacations, each city, each train trip, each night's accommodation is planned in advance. "Oh, woe betide the unspontaneous Nancy" scoff my friends, but I think back to occasions such as when we reclined on the teak porch of the "Little Home" inn in Chiangmai, nibbling on fresh mango and chilis as the dusty travelers wandered in and then wandered out again, searching for last-minute accommodation for the Chiangmai Flower Festival, and finding none. Unspontaneous Nancy had booked the inn two months earlier, and from Canada to boot. Boring? Sure. Best seats in the house for the parade? Yep.

So now I add another layer to the anal pre-planning of our next trip, and that is to blog it senseless three months before we get on the plane. I probably just like the sound of my own typing. More to come!

Perhaps I look like I've had several glasses already? I could only wish.