Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
After exploring Chile and Argentina it was time to catch a flight westward across the Pacific to Auckland, New Zealand. When it came time to check into our flight at the Buenos Aires airport our plans were nearly derailed – at check in we were initially denied boarding. Even though we held onward tickets to Read More …
Tallinn: Our Eastern European Adventure Begins The first two and a half months of our European road trip took us through countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia that were very much in our comfort zone. One or both of us Intrepid parents had been to most of these countries before and we didn’t experience any Read More …
On to Stockholm! After nearly three great weeks in Norway we were eager to continue our European road trip in neighboring Sweden. Our destination was Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the largest city among the Nordic Countries. For most of our time in Stockholm we were joined by our IntrepidFamily Oma and “Yaya” (aunt) Read More …
Hunderfossen – Inspiration for Our Adventure About three and a half year ago we posted about our plans to visit the Hunderfossen Family Park. Our desire to go to the “Troll Park” was even part of the inspiration for us to head off on this year (plus) long family sabbatical. After three years of anticipation, Read More …
Hello Copenhagen! After a great visit to Legoland, Lego House, and Givskund Zoo we continued our Denmark travels in the capital city of Copenhagen. The city is packed with great attractions and we had some difficulty narrowing down the list of places to visit during our three days there. Read on to find out what Read More …
From the moment our kids heard that we would be visiting Legoland they couldn’t stop talking about it and asking when the day would come. Did it live up to their expectations? Read on to find out the answer to that question and also learn about the new Lego House and Givskud Zoo, two great Read More …
After a great week in Munich we decided to get away from the big city and go find some fresh air in the Alps. Our home for five days was Ruhpolding, a charming village about 90 minutes outside of Munich by train. Ruhpolding is a ski destination in the winter but there is no shortage Read More …
We chose to begin our family gap year with a one-week stay in the city of Munich and we are glad we did. Munich provided just the right amount of family-friendly activities and a bit of down time to help us adjust to a new time zone. These were our favorite activities in Munich: Victuals Read More …