The first time I had ever heard of a ‘junk boat’ tour was when my cousin was telling me about her trip to Vietnam a few years ago. As she told me about her junk boat tour I thought she…
Finding Peace in This Little Piece of Thailand
If you follow along with the stories I share on my blog, you’ll know that on my family’s recent trip to Thailand things didn’t start out as planned. Spending a few days with our daughter in the hospital made for…
The Best Hotel I Never Stayed At
Don’t worry, you read that right. I’m about to tell you about a really great hotel that I never got the chance to stay at, and why. Arrangements had been made for us to stay a BYD Lofts in Phuket…
Eating My Words…And a Homemade Sandwich
Growing up, I came from a middle class family that watched their money. You know, the kind where kids stayed 12 years old for a few extra years, because kids under 12 ate free(or stayed free, or got in free…you…
A Photo Tour of Vietnam
I usually stick to words to share our travel adventures with you. But the truth is, sometimes, a picture really does say a thousand words; or usually fifteen hundred in my case. We recently spent 3.5 weeks touring Vietnam with some friends, and…
Available on Amazon Today: The Kids Who Travel The World-Paris
The day has finally arrived! Remember how I said this book would be released before Christmas?? Well, I had to buy other stocking stuffers for my kids…Indonesian mail system issues. Then I thought that it might be here in time…
Reasons to Travel Europe With Your Kids This Year
When Expedia.ca asked me to write about travel, I knew I wanted to write about what I knew best: Traveling with Kids. More specifically, traveling with kids in Europe is where my expertise lies. After all, it was something I…
Loving the Skin You’re In
Our family had just relocated to Indonesia, and we were on our first vacation in our new country. We were spending two glorious weeks on the island of Bali with our daughters, who are 2 and 4 years old. Unfortunately, they…
2nd Honeymoon With the Kids…Could We Do It?
That was us: young, rested and not a care in the world. We were honeymooning on the beaches of Indonesia in the above picture, and as far as we were concerned, it was a once in a lifetime trip. Fast…
How I Got Skinny at Four Seasons Bali
We were nearly two weeks into our Balinese vacation and that meant almost 2 weeks of restaurant eating, happy hours, and bikini wearing. I felt like my holiday over-indulging was starting to catch up with me, and putting my bathing…