Good Life Farms: Lambs, Lettuce & Love

September 7, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

A crisp fall breeze blew stiffly across the fields at Good Life Farms and the air smelled distinctly of fall. Gabe tumbled out of the van first, and into the […]

The Best of Hershey’s & Jeremiah’s Dream!

August 31, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

There is a train whistle sounding and the distant rumble of the rails in front of which the crickets are fiddling in the twilight. Children somewhere two streets over are […]

The Calm Before The Storm: Awaiting the trip & Irene

August 26, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

The blue skies above New England are dazzling. Puffy white clouds dot the sky. A light breeze blows. The calm before the storm, in more ways than one. As the […]

This is the day…

August 25, 2011 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States

This is the day that you don’t want to be me. This is the day that my life of continual adventure and international travel is not sexy. This is the […]

Mama Bus Math

August 22, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

This is a post that my friend Lois wrote for The Mama Bus about our upcoming cross-continental drive. We leave in just nine days, she and I and our 11 […]

Summer Adventures & A New Phase Of Life

August 17, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

As I sit to write this I’m shocked by the calendar date: August 17th. Where has this summer gone? I know, of course, it’s gone into road trips back and […]

Yes, We ARE Crazy, Thanks For Noticing!

August 11, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

The sun is just peeking over the treetops and the only sound in the camper is heavy breathing; everyone is still asleep. If you’re wondering why there’s been “radio silence” […]

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 […]