Alicia is French, Jason (me) is an Aussie; we're a family with a dream to explore Australia. Our first few posts are written and posted retrospectively as it was simply too difficult for me to find the time to work, help Alicia with raising the family, and write blog posts, all whilst planning this adventure. As I write this description, the journey has started but the adventure has not quite begun. That is to say, we are not quite travelling in the van, yet.
10 Jul 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
We’re at a stage now where we have things to be really excited and nervous about, and yet, those things are quite a way down the track, and nothing is really locked in. Have you ever planned an epic holiday? In the early stages you’re planning your i...
18 Jun 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
The roller coaster continues. And it might even be fun it wasn’t for the truckload of stress and worry that has come with it. Stress is, of course, relative to one’s own experiences, and so what may be stressful for one person may not be stressful fo...
10 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
We’ve been trolling the used market for a van that ticks as many boxes as possible—a search that’s made more difficult by the fact that we had our hearts and minds set on something very particular and, I suppose, a little unique. But with that said,...
27 May 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Brittany_Aus Explorers
We’ve had an appraisal done on our home and it’s now on the market—it was a strange feeling pulling into the driveway to notice a For Sale sign had been hammered in. It’s starting to hit home that we’re really doing this, and with that comes the inev...
21 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
When life is going perfect, there’s no place you’d rather be, and you probably wouldn’t change a thing. I don’t mean perfect in the literal sense—we all have ups and downs and challenges. But if you have a great relationship, or are single and truly...
12 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
We have a lot to think about and consider—without the security net of being able to travel and keep our home it’s time for the if’s, what’s, and maybe’s to make way for firm decisions. We’re either doing this or we’re not. The irony amongst all this...
1 May 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
It’s a crazy thought, and a decision that could have some less than ideal consequences for us in the future. To be considering selling our home is troubling because, for me, long-term security starts with having a home that, short of failing to keep...
21 Apr 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
We’ve asked ourselves time and again—is upending our life as we know it really what we want to do. To be at least a little more certain, I suppose the smart thing to do would be to dig into why we would even consider such a venture, and also begin to...
25 Sep 2022 3 minute read 0 comments Brittany_Aus Explorers
Alicia and I are in a similar predicament to many other families—oftentimes, life feels like Groundhog Day, a weekly grind where nothing really changes. We have this urge, or desire, or maybe it’s both, that it’s time to add some excitement and meani...
