Green School Bali

February 1, 2013 in Asia, Education, Indonesia, Inspiration, Travelogue

If you’ve been reading along for any length of time you’ve probably noticed that we’re not too tethered to the idea of “school” in the traditional sense. It’s not that […]

Visiting Sulawesi? Be sure to connect with our friend Dodo Mursalim

January 30, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Inspiration, Travelogue

We spent a couple of weeks researching Sulawesi and found very little information for independent travel on the island. Then, I lucked into Dodo Mursalim’s contact details on a TripAdvisor […]

Guide Recommendation: Tana Toraja

January 28, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Inspiration

If you visit Rantepao, in the highlands of South Sulawesi, in Tana Toraja, you will want to hire a local guide for at least a day or two.  There are […]

Slow Travel & Lodging: Why we prefer rentals and how to find them

January 25, 2013 in Inspiration

The first year we traveled full time we were on our bikes and camping most of the time. It was a cheap option and lots of fun as we worked […]

Visiting Samalona Island

January 20, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Inspiration

We loved Samalona Island… So this is another “how to” post for those of you who’d like to visit as well. If you’re searching the web for links to lodging […]

Monkey Palooza!

January 12, 2013 in Asia, Belize, Guatemala, Inspiration, Malaysia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue

We’ve been talking a lot about our monkey experiences this month. The kids have been laughing and retelling a lot of great experiences over our travels. We thought that some […]

Bridging the Language & Culture Gap: The Importance of English Education

January 8, 2013 in Inspiration

I have a friend in Canada who works with a government program assimilating immigrants into Canadian society. Similar to this English school in Exeter, she is teaching them English, but […]

Bus Trip Brunei to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: How to

December 31, 2012 in Asia, Brunei, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue

If you’re just casually following our blog then this post may or may not be of interest to you. But if you’re a traveler, specifically a traveler who is interested […]

Sarawak Cultural Village: An overview of Borneo’s people groups

December 24, 2012 in Asia, Inspiration, Malaysia, Travelogue

If not for the GPS we would have been solidly lost trying to find Sarawak Cultural Village. There were no signs whatsoever until we were with a kilometer of the […]

Language acquisition on the road and ESL opportunities.

December 20, 2012 in Inspiration

I can never remember a time in my world where there were not at least three languages woven in and out of daily life. Being raised in Canada, I learned […]