Christmas in Todos Santos
This piece was written for an open mic event in Todos Santos, Mexico during a three-month stay.For 12 weeks we've come to this place of dust and sky, water and palm. We travel to live, to experience....
View Article3 Reasons to Take Your Kids to Happy Hour
This article first appeared on The Huffington Post.If going out to dinner as a family means fast food, Chuck E. Cheese or any establishment with the word "Hut,""Buffet" or "Corral" in the name, it's...
View ArticleArrival in the Land of Oz
We've officially been here for more than 24 hours. Here's what I DID anticipate...We are living above our station. Everything is white or glass and we were immediately informed to give the grand piano...
View ArticleNotes from the Sunshine Coast
________________________________________________The following is not a koala. No matter how long I stared at it, I could not turn it into a koala.I have no idea what this means. I'm not sure that I...
View Article6 Reasons to Take Your Kids Out of the Country and 6 Ways to Make It Happen
Starting a family doesn't have to mean an endless routine mired in domesticity. If you had the travel bug before kids, you can and should continue to travel as your family grows. Exposing young...
View ArticleCamping Survival Guide
This piece originally appeared on Scary Mommy. It’s that time of year again. My husband can’t resist the urge to build fires and look online at expensive camping gadgets. I want to point out the irony...
View ArticleAn American Girl's Guide to Celebrating Thanksgiving Abroad
Our Thanksgiving was a little different this year. We celebrated on a Sunday with family friends (American-Aussie hybrids) in Coolum, Queensland. We ate turkey and ham and stuffing, but instead of the...
View Article8 Mistakes of the Would-Be Digital Nomad Family
This piece first appeared on The Huffington Post. You work from your laptop. You've heard stories of people just like you who travel for months at a time. You think you're ready to give it a try. I...
View Article6 Great Ways to Blow Your Family Vacation Budget on the Sunshine Coast
Depending where you live in the world, there's a good chance you might blow your family vacation budget just getting to the Sunshine Coast. It's worth it. This geographical paradise is one of the most...
View ArticleDirty Hippy Meets Pretty Girl
At the end of our Australian adventure, we had three days in Melbourne. We chose our hotel because of its proximity to the Queen Victoria market. I love a good market and this one truly was the queen...
View ArticleOn Returning Home
"Look at the view! Look at the beach!" we demanded, but they were more excited about finding a big stick.In two days we'll board the first of four planes to return us to Idaho. We'll come home tired,...
View ArticleOnly God Can Fudge Me
Does her tattoo have the word fudge in it? I inched closer. Fudge me. It said something about fudge me. That can’t be right. Can it? We stood in a foot of water at the edge of a lake. This was my first...
View Article9 Lifesaving Tips to Survive Homeschooling Overseas
This piece first appeared on The Huffington Post. Whether you're on a two-week vacation in the middle of the school year or embarking on a six-month sabbatical, if you have kids in tow, chances are you...
View ArticleThe Joys of Traveling With Children (Over Age 30)
Here's a little levity on the downside of traveling with kids and how best to lie to them when the situation calls for it. This guest piece from Elaine Ambrose originally appeared at The Huffington...
View ArticleWhy Learning a Language Should Be on Your Bucket List
I'm currently studying Portuguese. It's hard. The linguistic capabilities of my youth (at one point considerable - I was a Modern Languages and Linguistics major with an emphasis on Russian) have...
View ArticleLifestyle Building with a Family
The following excerpt is fromThe 9-to-5 Escape Artist: A Startup Guide for Aspiring Lifestyle Entrepreneurs and Digital Nomads by Christy HoveySome people are of the mindset that once you have kids,...
View ArticleHomeAway Aims for All-Inclusive Vacation Rental Experience
HomeAway is a heavy hitter in the vacation rental industry. If you've used VRBO or VacationRentals.com, you've used HomeAway. They also have platforms to serve the United Kingdom, Germany, France,...
View ArticleThe Special Needs Family Vacation
When my good friend Christy Hovey and her husband want to take their children camping, they instead go to their local outdoor store, sit in one of the display tents for a while, and pretend. The...
View ArticleLet the Location Choose You
“Have you always wanted to go to Brazil?” This is a question often posed when acquaintances learn of the next two-month trip my husband and I will take with our two young daughters. Perhaps they think...
View ArticleBrazilian Romeo & Juliet
"We're going to try a Brazilian dish tonight.""Does it involve meat?" my husband asked hopefully. "Is it a big, awesome, meaty stew that will leave me in a food coma?""No, it's vegetarian. And it's...
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