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3 Apr 2024
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Sorry. I'm not a lady. But I'll chirp in on behalf of mine.
I left my wife (only been married two years) for five months last year to travel the Americas. Although it was guiding work. But she gave her blessing. She is very independent and self suffient though. She just kept busy on her own projects. It was tough. But only after a couple of months had passed.
It's worth noting that all of our clients were on five month trips too. All men, All married. All leaving wives at home..
It's INCREDIBLY easy to stay in touch with home now. EVERYWHERE has wifi. You can get wifi and make a call home in the middle of the Bolivian Salt flats for God's sake. Which many of our clients did.
And if there was an emergency, you're generally less than 24 hrs from home anywhere in the world now. Half that time in Europe.
Honestly, three weeks doesn't seem long at all. Although I appreciate that time is relative to the individual. The chances are that nothing will go wrong. There will be no emergencies. And you will be home before you really know you've left.
Take the trip. Life is short. Opportunties are few. You'll regret it on the day you can't travel anymore if you don't go.
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Fix them for a living.
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4 Apr 2024
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You have said that she doesn't want to join you part way through the trip. How about seeing if she would like to go to see one / both of your children?
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You will have to do without pocket handkerchiefs, and a great many other things, before we reach our journey's end, Bilbo Baggins. You were born to the rolling hills and little rivers of the Shire, but home is now behind you. The world is ahead.
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Decision of not going is final. Lick it, stick it, stamp it.....lol
I've been fortunate, via motorcycles I have been coast to coast in Canada, traveled 40 of the lower 48 States, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. I have ridden over 500,000 Kms over the decades using 10 different bikes to achieve this.
I don't think the regrets will be that lasting, and as I age I appreciate being with my wife more than being away.
Safe travels all
brian
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