Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
Following a great week in Singapore we took a flight north to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. We arrived in Bangkok in the evening and took a taxi to our hotel in the Sukhumvit neighborhood. Along the way we practiced saying “Sawadee” (hello) with the kids. By the time we checked into our room it Read More …
Following our week on Bali we caught a flight on a discount carrier, Scoot Airlines, to the island nation of Singapore. The 2.5 hour flight took us back into the northern hemisphere (just barely!), where we will remain for the rest of our trip. After we landed in Singapore we caught a rideshare to our Read More …
Leaving Perth, we took a 3.5 hour flight due north to the island of Bali, which is part of Indonesia. We’ve long heard rave reviews of Bali from fellow travelers so we were excited to experience it for ourselves. We decided to spend our first few days in the beach side town of Sanur. Sanur Read More …
The final leg of our month in Australia took us north from Perth to the “Coral Coast.” As we drove through the arid landscape we were on the lookout for wildlife and spotted a couple of kangaroos. We made it to our AirBnb in Jurien Bay late in the afternoon and the kids were eager Read More …
The penultimate stop on our Australian adventure was Perth, the capital of Western Australia and hometown of Annette’s mother, Diane (and many cousins). During our stay we had a great time reuniting/meeting with family and friends. The fall weather was perfect and we enjoyed spending time outdoors in some of the wonderful parks around town. Read More …