A Call To Action: Let Guinness World Records Know We Expect Them To Keep Their Word & Honor the Vogel Boys’ Record

July 28, 2011 in blog, Inspiration, Travelogue

Imagine what it would be like to enter university as a freshman, full of hope, your sights set on your long term goal: Graduation and a degree in “doing hard […]

Going Home

July 27, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

  We’ve just returned from a wonderful long weekend on Brule Lake, where I was born. There is much I could say, but nothing I’ve written captures it as well […]

Shipwreck! Part two

July 24, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

“Now keep your eyes out for the wreck!” hollered Gramps, as Skoro swung into the bay following a hard tack across the river from Cape Vincent, New York. Elisha had […]

Sailing & Wreck Diving on Hinkley Flats

July 18, 2011 in Canada, North America, Travelogue

“Any day I spend on the water is a good one,” my brother’s friend Doug’s words came to mind as we glided out across the bay, the “stonka-stonka” of the […]

My 7 Links: Seven Posts That Deserve To See The Light Of Day

July 13, 2011 in Czech Republic, Europe, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Inspiration, Mexico, North America, Travelogue, United States

I’ve had a lot of fun reading the 7 Links posts that folks have been posting. It’s always interesting to me to read back through old stories and watch how […]

Backyard Adventures & Why It’s Worth All The Effort

July 10, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

javascript:;“This is the real America…” I mused, standing in the shade of a big maple tree, absent-mindedly pushing my two year old friend Jenny, waiting for the other children to […]

What Does A Traveling Dad Look Like?

July 8, 2011 in Africa, Inspiration, Travelogue, Tunisia

We’re posting this as part of a group writing project with other traveling families. Drew Gilbert, traveling Dad extraordinaire, suggested it! What does a traveling Dad look like? I’m sure […]

Third Culture Kids: A Collision Of Worlds

July 7, 2011 in Inspiration, North America, Travelogue, United States

People often ask us if there’s a social deficiency for our children, being raised on the road, weaving in and out of so many different cultures. It’s a serious question, […]