I'm Desmond Langkilde, a limber 63 year young fossil, a travel writer, and a dreamer.
I have a dream that's born of passion, nurtured through countless hours, even years, of planning, budgetting, and grant funding application rejections. And still the Dream persists! Undaunted by others who consider the Dream to be fanciful, unrealistic, or just plain crazy. If your dreams are similar, then I'm in good company.
This is a long story. So sit back, grab a coffee (or your favourite tipple), and read on as I share my dream with you.
Then, at the end, make a comment. Be critical. Share your dream. How did you overcome setbacks to turn your dream into reality? After all, I'm posting this to get feedback and inspiration from the Travel Massive community (or anyone you care to share this post with).
👉 So, here's my dream; to walk the entire Africa coastline, including the continents' islands - 40 countries, 40,000km, 52 million steps.
And while walking, to tell Africas' stories. Storie...
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Too often I hear "I look forward to traveling with my children ONE DAY." Why? Why not now? There's never been a better time to travel as a family than NOW.
But I get it. Life with young kids is HARD. Imagine living with three teenagers! But that's all the more reason to get out there. A whole new world opens up as soon as you step foot outside your front door.
One of the best things we can do, as parents, for our children is to give them the opportunity to experience different cultures, people, and places. It's one of the best gifts you can give them. And it doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. You don't even have to go far. There are amazing places to explore right in your own backyard.
So what are you waiting for? Get out there and start exploring with your family! You won't regret it.
A great attitude and your kids will thank you when get older!
Nice one, it's a great gift to give a child to see the world and how other people live and get a new perspective, rather than in holiday mode. Understand that people live like a local. My parents took me on great adventures as a child and it helped me as an adult to not be fearful of other cultures, but the beauty of living in them is incredible.
Your life story and experience are awesome! My friend from Utah, a lecturer at BYU, brought his children to climb Kilimanjaro, and also learn the culture. Be patient with local people, and learn geography, history, etc
Hi Nicky, lovely to e-meet you. I'd love you to join my community of 20,000 adventurous travel-loving parents in Our Tribe Travels (facebook and website) - I encourage you to share your blog posts with members asking questions on topics you have written about. Hope to see you there. Susie :)
Nice one Susannah, Your adventure community, helps people by answering questions! For those who have questions about Tanzania, or East Africa, I can answer for free
Dear Nicky, your blog provides useful ideas to help families travel with kids. Through your blog, people can learn about destinations, do family adventures, and visit places. Would you like to write about Tanzania? we will be happy to provide you with content, and help Families, enjoy Tanzania's adventure places.