We looked at the map of Asia, planning to travel in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Dan thought of going to all 11 countries in Southeast Asia in three months. flOra preferred to stay for at least one month per country and go to less places.
We drafted our itinerary in different versions, compared all 11 currencies, visa situations (for two different passports), living cost projection, places to visit, Airbnb and flight options.
It was definitely not an easy process. You would think travel is fun, but when it is an extended period of travel, with a tight budget, for two completely different persons with different nationality, there are lots of challenges. Finally, we decided to plan for the first country and the first accommodation, signed up for Visas for Myanmar and Cambodia and go from there. We bought a ticket to Bali just a week before we headed off.
When Daniel was young, he had a dream: to have an extended honeymoon with the woman he loves.
He did not know how she looks or where is she from, but he wanted to spend the first year of his marriage with his wife.
Inspired by the Bible verse, Deuteronomy 24:5 : When a man get married. The first year he shall not call to war or business, but stay at home and please his wife.
He thought what if people actually do it?
Life is short and full of hustles. Soon we will have kids, pursuing career, earning money and the list goes on and on. If we are to be married for 50 years of our lives, 1 year out of 50 is only 2%. Why don't we devote one year to just focus on marriage, enjoy and learn about each other, build a strong foundation for marriage, and create the memories that we would never forget?
We would never have the first year of marriage back. If we rush back to work the next day after our wedding and be occupied with other priorities in life, will we get to know each other’s needs or spend quality time together? So me (flOra) and my husband Daniel decided to give our best time and attention to each other in our first year of marriage.
This is part of our One Year Travel stories, specifically to Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea. Enjoy our stories and visit our blog to know more:
http://www.floridanventure.com/blog
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