Highs and Lows of a Traveling Family

You open up a group email on your iPad and notice that one of the addressees is named “But Face,” … More

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Ethiopians call foreigners faranji, which our local guide tells us means “French” in Amharic. In rural Southern Ethiopia, where cars … More

Planes, Trains, Cars, and Buses  

In the first five months of a ten-month trip around the world with my husband and kids, we’ve taken nineteen … More

Stuck With Each Other

Before we left the United States, I read many blogs of other traveling families who had taken similar trips, and … More

Cape Town with Kids

TOP TEN ELEVEN THINGS TO DO WITH KIDS! 1. Drive to the Cape of Good Hope  via Chapman’s Peak.  Take the … More

Varanasi: The Holiest City in India by Esme

Varanasi is a unique city because it is both spiritual and busy. It is spiritual because of the Ganga River, … More

TAJ MAHAL–An acrostic poem by Esme (plus pictures)

Esme’s Advice about Cape Town

Ethiopia Travelogue

Ethiopia is incredibly beautiful. We had no idea how beautiful it was, which made the country all the more appealing, … More

The Mighty Snow Leopards, Part 2

Our first night at the Hudad, we had dinner around a bonfire on the bluff with the mountains spread out … More