We found the East Bay to be a great base for exploring the rest of the Bay Area, but we also really enjoyed spending time in East Bay itself. We enjoyed some really fun activities for the whole family. Here’s our list of fun things to do with kids in East Bay. Continue reading 7 Fun Things To Do With Kids In The East Bay
How do you pack when you plan to travel with kids long term, even indefinitely? In the past we’ve subscribed to the idea that anything beyond a week or two is essentially the same from a packing perspective. While that’s largely the strategy we followed to pack for this adventure, we came across a few complications due to our chosen destinations and the significantly longer time frame. Continue reading Packing for Long Term Family Travel
We leave for San Francisco in four days. Then we will fly to our first international stop: the Philippines. Read on to see what its like for us a few days before leaving our lives behind and flying to the other side of the world. Continue reading The Week Before Departure
Big news: we’re going to be full time nomads! After months of preparation, we’re nearly ready to depart on an open-ended travel adventure to the other side of the world. We’ve quit our jobs, sold our stuff, and are ready to travel indefinitely! Here’s the full story. Continue reading The Big Trek: We Sold Everything to Travel the World
While Magnolia Plantation & Gardens was overall a more kid-friendly plantation experience (mainly due to the petting zoo), Boone Hall Plantation and Farms should not be overlooked. In particular, the u-pick produce at Boone Farms is definitely worth a stop if the season is right. Continue reading Boone Hall Plantation and Farms
We honestly didn’t see a lot of Charleston’s Waterfront Park, but the bit we did see was so much fun that it made our list of favorite spots in Charleston. The fountain at the end of Concord Street is one of the best splash fountains we’ve been to anywhere. Continue reading Charleston’s Waterfront Park
Some days you’re just looking for something easy and fun. Brittlebank Park fit the bill for us – it was across the street from the hotel (easy) and had a big playground as well as fishing pier (fun). Continue reading Relaxing at Charleston’s Brittlebank Park
We circled the Emerald Isle in 2012, starting and ending in Dublin with about three weeks of welcoming people and stunning scenery in between. These are some of our favorite images from the twins’ first international adventure. Continue reading Photo Gallery: Ireland and Northern Ireland
Rarotonga holds a special place in our hearts. I don’t think we’ve ever been more relaxed than we were lounging on our bungalow deck steps from Muri Beach. Here’s some of our favorite photos from “Raro”. Continue reading Photo Gallery: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
The four of us were in downtown Charleston one afternoon and noticed the abundance of horse carriage tours toting loads of tourists here and there. Of course, being tourists ourselves we decided to dive in and see what the fuss was about. Turns out, we loved it! Continue reading Charleston Horse Carriage Tour with Palmetto Carriage
The Trekking Family 