Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Boy has Flown the Coop

Yes, our youngest is off again to explore the world
I wonder where he inherited this wonderlust for travel.
India and South America for the next four months.


Mitchy - that's him to the right
with Tom his mate to the left
left, right - right, left.
Mates since primary school.

Met Tom's Mum and Dad in Paris a few years back.
Knew them much earlier but it seemed like a good idea
to catch up in Paris a few years back.
Relationships and travel make for a good life.

Sorry but we are feeling a little melancholy.
Big house - just the two of us,
and the port bottle is empty...
Goodnight.

Keep safe young fellas

13 comments:

  1. Empty nest! It can have its advantages too as you get used to it.
    I am glad for Mitch he inherited the traveling bug from his mom and dad.
    The rewards are huge, meeting new friends... I wish him and his buddy a safe trip! Seeing the world is the best education ever!

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    1. He's done Thailand and Canada so this is his next big adventure.
      He's the sort that will make friends.
      Thanks for your good wishes Nadege.

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  2. Leon, I just so that on Facebook. Is it true?

    http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a20130716.html

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    1. Read the article and see a few inconsistancies such as the Australian $ reaching parity with the US $. In fact our $ is falling to the US$ so that should make our exports cheaper to the US market. I find a lot of Media stories just fills in a no-news day.
      If people like a certain wine, they buy it regardless.
      I do agree that that the Chile market is very attractive.

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  3. I'm sure they will have a wonderful time.
    I'm feeling rather like you. My son is moving to Japan to work having just left University. I'm already feeling a bit miserable and he doesn't leave until August!!
    My antidote will be a month in France, but I guess it will only work in part.
    Great song choice - it just about sums up that feeling that an empty nest brings...
    Best wishes to you both; spend some time planning your next visit to France.

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    1. Gaynor, nice to hear from you. I think all us bloggers wonder who reads our driville. Think of it this way - Japan is a new desination for you.
      My father said Mum always said to him, "Our children are only on loan to us".
      Planning for France and Italy 2014 is well under control.

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  4. I never had children of my own but I experienced Empty Nest Syndrome when my young brother, who had been living with me during college, got a place of his own.
    Tell your son to take care in India. I hope he isn't traveling alone. Did Tom go with him? Abovementioned young brother, who is no longer young, except compared with me, had a difficult experience there a few years ago. He was in India on business and managed to fast-talk himself out of being kidnapped by explaining that artists are always poor, so he couldn't raise any ransom money.
    My husband and I have been to Ecuador, though not to any other South American countries, but I'm sure Mitch knows which countries to avoid.
    Not trying to upset you, but I thought I should mention about India. We Canadians and Australians (my brother and I loved Australia in 1982) can still find ourselves thinking things like "last bastion of Empire" in an optimistic tone but, as a professor friend once told me when he wrote from India, "it ain't the way Kipling wrote it"!
    K

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    1. Kay, Its been a while since we have heard from you.
      Yep - Mitch and Tom are travelling together and meet up with other friends in India and later in South America.
      Hopefully he can visit us in France/Italy in 2014 so he can enjoy those two countries as well.

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  5. I wish them well - a great adventure. I agree with you. I think that such travel is just as important in education as many formal types. Are they going to Argentina? I liked Buenos Aries... a fascinating city.

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    1. Craig - yes they will be in Argentina so if you have any advice, I will pass it on.
      He will be bloging so it may be in the side bar soon.

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    2. Enjoy the architecture - it's known as the Paris of the south for good reason. And be careful with wallets and money as there is a lot of poverty which drives people to do desperate things.

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  6. *sigh* it is soooooooooo difficult. I understood that Australians want to travel the world, usually leaving home the day after they get their degree. And I wouldn't want to discourage anyone, my own sons included.

    But the trick is to be realistic. Say to the young lad "Yes, mum and I will be terribly lonely while you are away, but you have 5 years (or whatever you think is fair) to have fun and see the world. As soon as you marry or there is a grandchild of ours on the way, however, I want you home. Not Sydney or Perth and not Footscray, but Carrum!!!. Now go and enjoy". :)

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    1. Very good advice - trouble is, where don't know where home will be ourselves Hels.

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