What Does Nationality Mean Today?
Where Are You From? This innocuous question, frequently asked during our travels has led me to ponder, possibly too deeply, what national identity means. So today I’m going to indulge in a little navel-gazing on this subject – feel free to check out now if this is not your cup of tea. When someone asks Read the Rest…
Two Weeks Into Our Family World Trip
We’re glad we packed:1. Headlamps. We’re using Petzl headlamps and highly recommend them. They rock for: kids reading in bed at night, compensating for the lack of outdoor lighting at a rental house and taking a nighttime run on the beach – for a few unusual uses. 2. A small flexible extension cord. Ours Read the Rest…
And We’re Off!
It’s been a crazy few weeks de-cluttering and packing up our house but we made it: house cleared, storage unit locked and bags packed just in time for our flight to Miami and on to Quito. Let the fun begin! (If you’re concerned that BigB looks decidedly unhappy in that photo, don’t worry. He is Read the Rest…
I’m Leaving My Job To Travel
Since our recent dinner-time conversation where CAM berated us for being irresponsible parents for abandoning our jobs in order to go travel for a year, I’ve been thinking about the reasons behind my confidence in making this choice now. CAM is right, it is a little crazy to leave a well-paying job in the middle Read the Rest…
Preparing To Go: The Questions Kids Ask
One of the best things about being a parent blogger is that you get to write about the funny things your kids say and do.
Preparing Children For Family World Travel
I’m a blather-er. You’ve never heard that word? Apparently it’s a Norse word, but people use it a lot in Ireland. As in “She’s an awful blather-er” to describe someone who goes on-and-on-and-on and never really gets to the point. That’d be me, most of the time. Which is why when I’m writing a blog Read the Rest…
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