Europe '26 Blog

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Day 4 - Sittingbourne & Canterbury

September 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM

Today’s leg of our adventure took us back to where it all began for Mike - Sittingbourne. Our first stop was the primary school he attended until age four, followed by a visit to the very first h...

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Day 3 - Exploring Margate

September 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM

We spent the day exploring the English Seaside town of Margate. It is off season and several things were closed including the Turner Museum which we were looking forward to. One thing that did not...

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Day 2 - Travel Day to Margate

September 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM

Had a smooth flight landing at Heathrow this morning. We were pleasantly surprised to get through passport control quickly thanks to the Canadian biometric passport. All of the Canadians that we m...

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Day 1 - And we’re off!!!

September 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM

Made it to Pearson and had some nice champagne to celebrate the beginning of our epic journey. Just waiting on the tarmac for the plane to get cleared to take off. They have a great selection of m...

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151 Days To Go

April 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM

Our luggage and hiking boots are officially locked in, which makes this whole European adventure feel very real—despite still being 151 days away. Mike will be going full backpacker with a 40L Os...

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