How it all began

My Husband and I love to travel, in fact it's probably the reason why we are together! So I have decided it's time to let you all in on it, what makes us tick?

It all started when we met and started to swap travel stories and ambitions and then as time went on it became a bit of an obbsession. Our first of many goals was to both travel to 100 countries! Steve has now reached 97 and me, well I am 10 behind him (he is 10 years older than me so had a headstart!) The Country list we chose to follow is published by the Travel Century Club and this has sent us to some pretty unusual places and the more we do the more our passion for it grows.

Hope you enjoy as we share some of our experiences with you.





"THE" Trip 2009

Well, here we go again! We are in the process of planning our next big one, a whooping TEN weeks in Asia & the Western pacific - Woohoo! We absolutely cannot wait. It will be planes, a train & no Automobiles all the way.

First stop Tokyo for a bit of Sake, fugu and Fuji on the bullet train! Then off to Guam to visit the largest K-Mart in the world where I may end up sending some large shopping parcels home :)

Then to Saipan, Yap, & Palau where we hope to swim in the Jellyfish Lake, do some snorkelling and lark about. Off to The Phillapines where will visit Manila & Cebu.

Next Pit stop Bandar Seri Begawan for a 20 hour lay over on our way to Kuching to see the Orang-Utans - Something I have wanted to do for a VERY long time!

Then Singapore for some luxury and a long champagne lunch before jumping on the train to Kuala Lumpur - As I type this I can hardly believe it!
From Kuala Lumpur we fly to Bali for a week to recover from all of the travelling, then we come back and stop in Phuket, Bangkok and then off to Ho Chi Minh City, then a hop across to Hong Kong and off to the beautiful "Hawaii of Asia" Sanya then to round it off, Taipei to the Japanese Island of Okinawa.

At this point we haven't decided how to finish off either Shanghia or back to Japan - Decisions Decisions!

I'M TIRED JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS!

Watch this space!

Jem & Steve x

Jemma's Country List

  • Japan, Yap, Guam, Sapian, Taiwan, Palau, Vietnam, Philipinnes, Borneo, Brunei, Vietnam, Sanya, USA, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua, Montserrat, Morrocco, Gambia, South Africa, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion, Tristan Da Cunha, Dubai, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, China, India, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, Fiji, New Zealand, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Nicargua,Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, Peurto Rico, St Maarten, St Martin, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Dominica
  • England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Jersey, Isle of Man, France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Gibraltar, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Liectenstein, Czech republic, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Vatican, Tenerife, Germany, Iceland, Portugal; Croatia, San Marino

Steve's Country List

  • USA, Canada, Bermuda, Hawaii, Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Antigua, Montserrat, morrocco, Gambia, South Africa, Tristan Da Cunha, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Dubai, Sharjah, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Indonesia, India, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, Fiji, Tonga, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, Peurto Rico, Dominica, Grenada, St Maarten, St Martin, Bonaire, Aruba
  • England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey,Isle of Man, France, Belgium, Holland, Andorra, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Gibraltar, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Leictenstien, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Crete, Majorca, Hungary, Vatican city, Tenerife, Iceland