Travel Fail: Promising the Son of God but delivering his mom
Did you know that when you pick travel destinations based on flight times syncing with nap schedules you run the risk of not having a clue what there is to see […]
Travel Triumph: It does get easier!
Talk about building suspense, right? I post a crazy explanation about how we’re taking a whirlwind trip to South America and then leave you all hanging for almost a month […]
The anatomy of how we book trips
If it seems like I’m coming out of no where with this next trip it’s because I am. It wasn’t really supposed to be a last-minute trip but here we […]
Five Facts: Utila, Honduras (where I think it will be okay that I’m a little late)
Years ago my mom spent a fair amount of time on Utila, an island off the coast of Honduras that’s home to some 2,500 people. I don’t remember too much […]
Travel Fail: I trick myself into thinking I speak French
I like to joke that you can’t fake French – to which you could argue that it’s pretty hard to fake any language. When I say this, I don’t mean […]
I assign new meaning to an annual girl’s trip
A few weekends ago I took a leave from decision making. It wasn’t my intention and it’s not my usual travel M.O., but there I was, in Scottsdale, AZ on a […]
The 100th Blog Post!
Someone get this girl some champagne because this is my 100th blog post! I’ve had several ideas about how to commemorate this milestone but then something happened that put way […]
We travel with kids and we break all our own parenting rules
Like every other good, terrified parent, Andy and I are trying our best to not screw up our kids. If I’ve learned anything from my 16 months of being a […]
Isla Taboga, Panama
Half of our Panama trip was spent on Isla Taboga. The small island, with a population of about 1,500, landed on our itinerary because of its close proximity to the […]
Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen (Mechelen Toy Museum)
One time in Prague, my sister and I were faced with a tough decision: spend part of our very limited budget on admission to some culturally relevant museum or instead, check […]
Worldwide Shambles 