What Is This All About?
Meg and Tony are a young married couple that put a few years into the corporate world and yearned for something different. They shared the dream of travelling abroad and seeing the world like locals and decided to make it a reality.
For the past year, they have diligently planned for the RTW journey of a lifetime to start in January 2012. They have begun their trip in Santiago, Chile and over the next year they plan to travel around various places in South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
LandingStanding was created to chronicle Meg and Tony’s grand adventure around the world. Besides being a record for generations to come, Meg and Tony hope that LandingStanding will serve as an inspiration to others with the same passion for travel and will be a helpful resource on how to make it happen.
This blog will be a launching pad where the couple can discuss their successes and failures on the road and will also be a portal to get friendly tips and suggestions from others on how to make this journey as successful as possible. So please help us grow and inspire!
Why LandingStanding?
LandingStanding is a phrase that represents that no matter where they go, no matter what happens, they will Land Standing and be better off for the journey. They also like rhyming.
About Meg
“Carpe diem” is my favorite cliche and also my motto. I am a high-energy girl that loves being active (and the naps that follow), spending time outdoors, eating (A LOT), and partaking in any water sport under the sun. Tony often teases me for becoming claustrophobic when I have been in one place for too long. More than anything, I have always had a passion to travel and explore new things. I was fortunate enough to marry a guy that shares these same passions and wants to share them with me. I have zero expectations for this year’s RTW trip, but I hope to have an incredible time and learn as much as I can in the process.
About Tony
Besides being most often described as indescribably handsome with a wonderful taste in women (see above), I am known for having little ability to plan anything. Luckily for me, I married a woman who was born to plan.
What is the point of this trip for me? To experience different cultures, live like a local in numerous countries, make mistakes that are only funny in hindsight, and have one hell of an adventure.
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How exciting! How long are you guys planning to be on the road?
Our plan as of now is to travel for just about a year. We would love to find a source of income on the road though so we can stretch the travel out as long as possible!
Wow, congrats. Good luck guys! Looking forward to reading about your adventures!
So great to “meet” you guys. I love the name “landing standing” and I completely believe it to be true. So great! We’ll be following along!
Same to you!! Your itinerary looks awesome! Since we live on the east coast, we are starting our travels in South America (Santiago, Chile as our first destination) and will then probably visit Europe, Southeast Asia, NZ, and Australia. Besides Santiago though, we are keeping our travel itinerary open, so you will have to let us know your favorites!!
We just recently discovered you guys too and am glad we did! Excited for you on your RTW plans! We’ll definitely be following along, so keep tweeting and keep sharing!
Thanks Shirlene! I love the layout of your site. Please join in the conversation at LandingStanding because we need as much help and advice as you are willing to offer before we head out on the big RTW adventure!
Hey guys!
Just found you from the Google bundle list of Travel Blogs.
Way to go! Did you guys attend the Meet Plan Go event? It’s all about Career Breaks and sabbaticals so I was just curious. I am the Chicago host.
Also…you wrote you live/work in Princeton? I think you wrote that on your last food post. I am from NJ (living in Chicago now), but my boyfriend lives not far from Princeton. Would be fun to meet at some point and talk travel! I took my RTW trip 2006-2009!
Lisa
Thanks Lisa for reaching out to us! We haven’t been to a Meet Plan Go Event yet but I just saw that there is an upcoming one in Boston (where we temporarily live) on December 12th that we are planning to attend. I do in fact work in Princeton, NJ as a business management consultant during the weekdays – I would love to meet up an discuss travel with you! I am only in the Princeton area though until December 8th when my sabbatical begins (we go on our RTW January 4th starting in Santiago, Chile). Let me know if you are going to be in the area over the next few weeks!
Congrats on deciding to make the jump. We left in August for our RTW. Check us out for some tips and maybe we’ll meet along the way. http://www.changesinlongitude.com/
Cheers!
Larissa and Michael
So exciting! I love your site and we will definitely be learning from your experiences ahead of us on the road. And I concur that it will probably be a lot more difficult for Meg to be stuck with me for a year straight than vice versa… but us guys are worth it, right?
Wow! You two are such a beautiful couple!
Very excited to keep track of your blog and world adventure! Keep smiling you two!!!
-Molly
Thanks! Maybe we will see you in Peru… planning on being in Cusco a few days before the 28th for our big Inca Trail Trek and then we need to head to Lima.
Your trip is getting so close… enjoy!
HI Tony! Yeah, that’s be awesome! We’re getting to Cusco, Peru March 20th.
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