Happy New Year, time for visas and Insurance!
Greg looking awesome Happy 2018! We are now in the correct calendar year for the beginning of our adventure. The start of January has entailed buying a lot of kit and sorting all the minutiae of what happens when our boots are on the ground. Although Bryony and I are going for an all round minimalist approach (not booking in advance ) there are still lots of important things to sort before getting on the plane. Firstly, we sorted our visas/waivers, this is easy to do but could scupper your plans if not thoroughly researched. We are transiting through Canada and the USA. To do this we need Electronic Travel Authorizations for both countries. Both systems are pretty cheap (£14 each) and take around 10 minutes to complete. The US ESTA gives you 29 days to transit through the country, allowing us to leave the airport and check into a hotel during our 13 hour layover. If ETAs are not approved before travel, you will be stopped at the border and although it can usually be sorted there,...