Windy Wellington & A Happy Easter

March 31, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

This time last year we were hunting eggs on the beach on Cape Cod, celebrating with Grammy and Gramps, packing for the big push to Asia… and, oh yes, I […]

You have to really WANT to do this…

March 27, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

“You really have to WANT to do this, don’t you, Dear?”  Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her sweet, octogenarian face has pleasantly haunted my afternoon walks. We […]

Nowhere New Zealand

March 26, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

I was speaking with a friend in Florida this afternoon and she asked what she so often asks: “So where are you today?” I thought about it, I asked The […]

One Family, Five Years, Countless Adventures

March 23, 2013 in Birthday Party, Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

Today is a very special day for us. It is the anniversary of our fifth year of full time travel. Five years ago today I was not having my best […]

Birthday Party Giveaway: Wandr’ly Magazine

March 23, 2013 in Birthday Party

I’m privileged to write for several inspiring outlets. Wandr’ly Magazine is one that I’m really excited about! It’s a magazine dedicated to digging a little deeper than average into the […]

Birthday Party Giveaway: Fly-It-Quiet Activity Packs

March 22, 2013 in Birthday Party

If you’ve traveled with kids you know that one of the toughest parts can be keeping them entertained on a long flight, filled with strangers who are not always friendly, […]

Hollard Garden & Dawson’s Falls, Taranaki, NZ

March 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania

Today, we hiked: Through the very beautiful gardens of Bernie and Rose Hollard who gifted their lifetime legacy to the state for the enjoyment of others. And down a wild […]

Birthday Party Giveaway! A Lifetime Membership & books from Fulltime Families

March 21, 2013 in Birthday Party

Kimberly Travaglino is one of those people who traces a similar orbit to our own but with whom we’ve yet to intersect in person. Her passion, and her family’s life […]

An Epic Adventure You Can Take, RIGHT NOW!

March 20, 2013 in Birthday Party

Nancy has done the impossible. And I don’t mean cycling from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina over three years with twin boys who broke the Guinness World record for […]

Spelunking at Waitomo: Glowworm & Aranui Caves

March 20, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania

There is no dark like the deep, dark of underground. Sitting in the boat, gently rocking from side to side I remembered the deep dark of other caves, on other […]