Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
Our first few days in Germany have been wunderbar! After our connecting flight from London landed in Munich around 7pm we made our way to our home for the week, a small apartment in a residential neighborhood a few U-Bahn stops away from the center of Munich. We all got a good nights sleep and Read More …
In less than a month we’ll be setting off as a family of five to experience new cities across the globe. In preparation for our trip we’re reflecting on our favorite family experiences in the city we’ve called home for the past decade. Here are our top five Houston family experiences: 1. Children’s Museum of Read More …
Our big sabbatical is coming up but that doesn’t mean that we are putting off fun experiences until June 🙂 This past weekend we traveled to New Orleans to visit Annette’s family and to experience the St. Patrick’s day parade in Metairie. If you have been around New Orleans you know that they like to Read More …
Our family has many ancestors that hail from Scotland so we decided to visit the ‘motherland’ a few years ago. Driving north from England, we passed Hadrian’s Wall, which the Romans built to keep out the the barbarians (AKA the Scots) early in the second century. In contrast to the Great Wall of China, this wall was Read More …
Our most recent trips have been mainly domestic. It has been a nice change after so much international travel because we had not really explored our own country much before. One of our favorite trips was a visit to Big Bend National Park in December two years ago. We found a few things upon arrival Read More …
While we were traveling in Southeast Asia, Vietnam was one of our favorite destinations. Nha Trang, on the south central coast, was a fun destination with a variety of activities. Nha Trang is primarily known as a beach destination. We visited in late September, not long before the rainy season, so we did not enjoy Read More …
As we reflect on where we want to go on our next adventure it is fun to look back on some of the trips that we have taken in the past. No strangers to travel, we have already been fortunate to see many wonderful places in the world . We are excited to see more and Read More …
Although it is not on most must-see lists, after reading about the Hunderfossen (Troll Park) near Lillehammer, Norway, seems to me one of the unique places that fits perfectly into a long trip with kids. It seems to capture the fun of an amusement park with uniquely Scandinavian fairy tale themes. The park gets good reviews Read More …