South of the equator

I read recently in the Telegraph newspaper's web edition a comment from a reader who declared himself proud to have never been south of the equator.

It was one of those things where readers are invited to declare things they have never done.

I realised then that I too have never been anywhere south of the equator. I've been to Hawai'i which is, at 18 degrees north, the closest I have been to the equator.

I know lots of people who have traveled to Australia and New Zealand, and just a few who have traveled to south America or Africa. I know a couple of people who live in or have lived in Japan.

Maybe I need to make this a goal once the kids are old enough for long haul flights. It would be great to see something different.

I do feel like I'm missing something by not traveling to new places.