Home Sweet Drysdale

August 24, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue

It’s been a week since we arrived in Drysdale and checked into our housesit. It’s only our second one, so it still feels a bit odd to me to roll […]

Last Days in New Zealand

August 10, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania

In 24 hours the wheels will be leaving the runway and we’ll be leaving New Zealand, perhaps for a very long time.  We love it here. It’s been a beautiful […]

On Teenagers and Life

July 23, 2013 in Education

Tomorrow morning we’ll wake up singing. It’s our tradition to sing to the birthday child before he’s even out of bed, and it sets a joyous tone for the day. […]

Notes on Manhood: by Andreas Linnell

June 30, 2013 in Education

As some of you know, we celebrate turning 13 in a big way in our family. It’s a turning point of sorts, a right of passage, if you will, and […]

The Brotherhood of Traveling Children: On friendships

June 27, 2013 in blog, Education

We are asked, on occasion, what we “do” about the social needs of our children. Granted, the question has never been asked by anyone who’s actually met our children.  Spend […]

The Cromwell Courthouse Caper

May 5, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

“I wonder how much air is in there and how long it will last…” It all started innocently enough. The children were playing happily on a rainy Otago winter’s afternoon. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Birthday Party Giveaway: Inspiration from the Denning Family!

March 15, 2013 in Birthday Party

We forget sometimes that our life is weird. We have the great privilege of belonging to an online community of several dozen long term traveling families who have become very […]

Boxes Full of Love

March 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Travelogue

The excitement of the week… We got packages!! A huge, “Thank you!” to our friend Rhonda and her family who made a pile of the boxes in her foyer for […]