These books are practically falling apart at my house, and have been read many times over as we dream, plan, and long for our next family adventure. Hopefully this list will inspire you to plan an adventure of your own…
10 reasons to visit Bhutan with kids. We took the scariest flight we have ever taken from Kathmandu into Paro, Bhutan.
We immediately realized Bhutan was a very special place with it’s amazing topography of mountains, forests, rivers, clean air and small population.
Bhutan is the last Himalayan Buddhist kingdom and is sequestered at 2,000m above sea level, has 73% forest cover and…
I was less than thrilled to board a tiny prop plane for our 45 minute flight from Kathmandu to Paro, the international airport of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Drukair operates in an alpine environment with a small fleet, and delays often occur due to weather or other operational issues…
For better or worse (especially in this political climate) the citizens of the world have formed opinions on US citizens. Our message to our children is simple. They are ambassadors for the United States. They must behave in a way that makes your country proud…
When should you purchase travel insurance and when do you not really need it…
It was finally the day we were going to visit Machu Picchu! We woke at 5.30am, caught the train and rode the 4hr journey to Aguas Caliente. The boys were crabby and not super excited to be woken early, but the sun and excitement soon began to kick in – we were traveling to legendary Machu Picchu with our kids! We boarded the &hellip…
Our summer adventure finally arrived after tons of research, lists, and checking them twice! We planned to explore Nepal with kids, and were flying from Los Angeles to Kathmandu via Guangzhou, China. Our layover was just long enough to sample the most delicious dim sum for breakfast. The flight into Kathmandu was simply breathtaking with panoramic views of the Himalayas from both sides of &hellip…
Our traveling circus hit the road in June, and this time we were headed to Nepal, Bhutan and India. I’m often asked why we travel to developing countries, and I always think that’s an interesting question. I mean doesn’t everyone want to visit everywhere in the world in not particular order?!? Turns out that no they don’t.
Sitting on the…
Paris is the city for lovers… Au contraire mon ami, we had a blast with the circus… read more about our trip…
So my kids wanted to go to Paris. Not to sound spoiled, I’ve been there a bunch of times (being a Brit), and didn’t feel the need to visit. Non-the-less, we decided to add-on Paris during our trip to the Motherland.
We’d be visiting in February, so packed for a worst weather scenario, and we were not disappointed by the biting cold and harsh weather.
This past Christmas we were planning to visit the UK to spend time with our family then head onto Jordan. Petra is on our bucket list, and after much research, we felt safe traveling there with our family. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. After a terrorist attack on December 18th, the US Embassy issued a warning alerting US citizens to avoid … Read…