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Alsemgeest Family OE - We're Coming !!
Hi All,
It has been nearly 12 years since Pip and I returned to New Zealand from the UK and Europe. Our lives have changed significantly since then, Sam(11) and Libby(8) have certainly seen to that. We have always talked about returning some day to see our old friends and show our kids around some of the magnificent sights of Europe and now we are planning to do just that - we're coming on a 'Family OE!' (OE = 'Overseas Experience' for the uninitiated).
Pip and I are both between employment roles and our kids are at an ideal stage at school to be able to contemplate such an adventure - for Sam & Libby we see it as a great educational opportunity not to be missed - for us all it's an opportunity of a lifetime to travel and bond as a family.
Our current plans see us arriving London at the end of April and departing at the end of September with a whole lot of things to 'must do' and places to 'must see' in between.
Notice is short and our plans are still very formative, the outline travel itinerary attached are our very early thoughts providing a rough order of time and location and a plan of how our adventure might look, but many of you (even those mentioned by name) do not yet know of our plans to travel and visit and so our final itinerary remains subject to your own thoughts and feedback and cramming a whole lot of travel miles and activity in between.
Our mode of travel is still to be confirmed with a possibility that we may travel and sleep in a motor home. Alternatively we will travel by car and stay in apartment type accommodation along the way. Of course we are keen to hear from you with your thoughts as to whether our current timing and plans suit meeting up with you, along with your own recommendations of places to visit and stay on a budget 'kids orientated' world adventure.
So we'd love to hear from you with your thoughts. It's just a few sleeps now until we are winging our way north ... and we are all very, very excited.
Greetings & Best Wishes
Steven, Pippa, Sam & Libby
email: [email protected]
skype: pippa.alsemgeest
Alsemgeest Family OE - Proposed Outline Travel Itinerary
W/C 11 Apr - Currently anticipated departure & travel New Zealand - USA
W/C 18 Apr - Las Vegas & Grand Canyon, USA & travel USA - UK
W/C 25 Apr - London, UK
W/C 02 May - South Yorkshire, UK (Kate & Dave)
W/C 09 May - Delft, Netherlands (Family)
W/C 16 May - Paris, France
W/C 23 May - Loire Valley & Southern France
W/C 30 May - Barcelona, Spain
W/C 06 Jun - Travel Spain - Italy (incl Marseille & Pisa)
W/C 13 Jun - Rome, Italy
W/C 20 Jun - Amalfi Coast & Southern Italy
W/C 27 Jun - Florence & Venice, Italy
W/C 04 Jul - Vienna, Austria
W/C 11 Jul - Prague, Czech Republic
W/C 18 Jul - Krakov, Poland
W/C 25 Jul - Warsaw, Poland (Robert & Connie)
W/C 01 Aug - Berlin, Germany
W/C 08 Aug - Groningen, Netherlands (Willem & Tiny)
W/C 15 Aug - Delft, Netherlands (Family)
W/C 22 Aug - UK
W/C 29 Aug - UK
W/C 05 Sept - UK
W/C 12 Sept - UK (Kate & Dave)
W/C 19 Sept - Travel UK - USA
W/C 26 Sept - Florida, USA
W/C 03 Oct - Travel USA - NZ
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