Announcing Passports with Purpose 2011
It may be because I was only a virtual participant in the 2010 Passports with Purpose effort. It may be because visiting the school in Cambodia that we built through the 2009 Passports effort was one of my favorite and most emotional motions of 2010. Either way, I’m excited. In fact, I’m thrilled that PwP Read the Rest…
Gifts For Travelers
Today is the official start of the 2011 holiday shopping season. Some people will shop and some will have a “no-shopping day”. Me? I’ll be hanging out with friends and studiously avoiding all shopping opportunities because I do all my holiday shopping online. But, in the spirit of the season, I have some travel-themed gift Read the Rest…
Safari Holidays with Children – Tips for Parents
In the spirit of inspirational travel, today’s guest post is about safari holidays with children. Thanks to RachelsRomeWritings for providing these great tips! Safari holidays are a fantastic family holiday option, offering a stimulating mix of activities to capture children’s imagination and expand their horizons. With sand dunes and exciting wildlife galore, it’s a superb Read the Rest…
Hotel Review: Central Boutique Angkor Hotel
The Central Boutique Angkor Hotel was a gem. We didn’t discover it ourselves, it was recommended to us by fellow travelers we met in Ho Chi Minh City. They raved about the relative comfort and luxury of this boutique property on the outskirts of Siam Reap. I admit, initially I was tentative since I was Read the Rest…
Weekend Wander: Fremont Seattle
Now that we’re home from our trip around the world with kids, back at school and work, we’re trying to keep the spirit of our travels alive by enjoying our city and state together on the weekends. This past weekend we took a walk to Fremont, a quirky neighborhood in Seattle. On our way there, Read the Rest…
Soldiers on the Iraq Turkey Border
When we passed through this border checkpoint just north of Mosul, Iraq, I waved out the window of our taxi at these kids taking a smoke break. I think they were shocked to see us. They came over to chat so I had to put my camera away lest I be breaking any rules by Read the Rest…
Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border II: At the Border
Euphorbia, tenacious and growing recklessly on the lower reaches of the steep hillsides by the side of the road, leaves glaring green in this dry, mountainous desert heat. Allium, like over-sized purple dandelion seed-heads, a border of color looking completely out of place in this forbidding landscape. Nothing left in shorn fields of recently cut Read the Rest…
Geysir Geyser Iceland
The eponymous geysir about to erupt. And erupting! This is just too cool not to share 🙂 Like what you’ve read and interested in reading more? Subscribe to the WanderMom feed using rss or email , follow me on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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