Education while traveling was a major consideration for us in planning this trip. After 5 months on the road I thought it was about time I shared some of our tips, tricks, and favorite educational toys, games, apps, and more. Continue reading Education on the Road
We had a few days in Manila after our Palawan adventure and since our next stop was Thailand our main goal was to get Thailand visas. Continue reading How to Get a Thailand Visa in Manila
Seasons Greetings from the Philippines! Sorry for not sending cards this year – I think the postage expense might lead to the end to our travels! As the annual Christmas letter is a family tradition, and part of the inspiration for our current adventure, we are publishing it here on the blog instead of mailing paper copies. Look at us being sustainable! Continue reading Merry Christmas from the Philippines
We’ve taken quite a few long haul flights with Aurora and Jasper before. While all of this experience makes us a bit more confident, we still never quite know how the kids will handle all that time on a plane. The added complication of leaving in the middle of the night definitely tests our family travel savvy. Here’s the story of our most recent long haul red eye with kids. Continue reading Surviving A Long Haul Red Eye Flight With Twin 3 Year Olds
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
The Trekking Family 