Our Travel ABCs

January 5, 2012 in Africa, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Guatemala, Inspiration, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, North America, Travelogue, Tunisia, United States

I came upon a post like this on a new blog I’m exploring Mama’s Got Wanderlust. Of course the name resonates with me, you ought to check it out. It’s […]

Travel Plans 2012: “Things we FOR SURE want to do this year!”

January 3, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

Image credit 2012 That’s the first time I’ve written it. I can hardly believe it, actually. We rang in the New Year quietly this year, with my best reproduction of […]

The Year In Review: 2011 Photo Essay

December 31, 2011 in Belize, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, North America, Travelogue, United States

It’s been a five country year for us, across North and Central America. We thought you might like to take a quick trip back through 2011 with us in pictures: […]

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 […]

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 […]

What’s The Most Educational Thing We’ve Done For Our Kids?

May 13, 2011 in Africa, blog, Education, Travelogue, Tunisia

We were recently asked, for an interview: “What is the most educational thing you’ve done with/for your kids?” This was our answer:   Hitting the road and traveling full time […]

Haiku for a Road Trip

April 22, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

  cruising down the road motor humming steadily the soundtrack of life   Tony wrote me a book of haikus for Christmas two years ago. The second one applies to […]

“Where Ever We Go, That’s Where The Party’s At”

March 21, 2011 in Guatemala, Honduras, North America, Travelogue

It’s morning. Grey light is filtering through the old cotton sheet that doubles as a curtain. Tony and the girls are still snoozing beneath their blue blankets. Not a sound […]

Of Lightning and Lessons Learned.

March 4, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

    The lightning show behind Volcan Atitlan and Volcan Tomilan last night was spectacular. We’re often treated to natural fireworks flashing white and orange, illuminating deep purple volcanos in […]