Daniel_

Frommy own personal experience, there is no right time to have kids. There is no list of things that you can't do with them in your life.

You want to trek round India? I know kids that grew up like that in the 70's and they're fine as adults.

You want to climb mountains? My brother took his daughter with him when he climbed Mont Blanc (she was 11).

The only thing I would say is - make sure you have a support network in place. (Re)build family relationships before the baby comes. Make friends locally - once you have a baby join everything going and build a web of contacts. If you need a night off, knowing 10 people who might help is way better than only having one.

Take plenty of time off from your child - it doesn't make you a bad parent to have a "mummy and daddy night" each month (even though my ex-wife thought so).

EDIT

Sorry - forgot to say that the comment about not travelling with kids is bollocks. No child remembers what happened in their early infancy, but we n't leave them in the basement and for good reason (OK - I don't have a basement, but you know what I mean). Kids re formed by their experiences and there is a clear correlation between kids that have various experiences and those with more experience have a greater confidence - I know this from my own family.

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