In 2009, before Lucas and Henry, Michael and Judy took an amazing trip to Australia and New Zealand with Judy’s parents Richard and Lois. The trip started in Sydney Australia where we boarded a cruise ship for a two-week cruise to Australia and New Zealand. Ten years earlier, Judy traveled to Australia to study abroad. She backpacked in New Zealand…
We often get asked what we do all day. Even if you have not asked us, you are probably thinking about it. We quit our 9-5 jobs, we pulled the kids out of school. What could we possibly do with our time? Before coronavirus, we were busy traveling and seeing the sights. Planning travel takes a lot of time. Also,…
Many people are shocked that we chose to stay in Nicaragua when borders closed, and flights were stopping due to COVID-19. Many people were shocked when we told them we were going to Nicaragua. In the United States, most people have a negative connotation of Central American countries. The stereotypes of drug cartels and violent crimes are so strong that…
We do not own a dog, but in the last year, we have had the pleasure of spending time with other people’s dogs. We think having pets is great for kids. It teaches responsibility and fosters compassion. Lucas and Henry have loved getting to spend so much time with dogs on our travels. Last year we spent time at Emily…
We were scheduled to be back in the United States in May. We planned to get haircuts when we got back to the states. Michael thought about getting a haircut here in San Juan Del Sur before COVID-19, but he never got around to it. His hair is back in full force after losing much of it during his last…
Being quarantined is making us, like many people, stir crazy. We want to get out and continue to see the world! It has also made us reminisce about past travel. Since we are not able to go out and explore and share new adventures with you, we are looking back at some of the amazing travel we did in the…
We have been in quarantine in Nicaragua for a little over 4 weeks. We have only left our house to buy food and one trip in the early morning to the beach (which was practically deserted). We are lucky to be in a beautiful house up on a hill overlooking San Juan Del Sur, but as our days melt together…
Grocery shopping in San Juan Del Sur is different than grocery shopping in Atlanta. There is one large grocery store called Palí on the outskirts of the town. It is the size of a CVS drugstore, and offers the variety of food that a CVS drug store offers. There is some produce (the quality is not great) and a meat…
Some days we wake up with the feeling that an elephant is sitting on our chests. The gravity of what is happening can feel overwhelming if you sit and think about it, which is easy to do right now. We are settled in, in Nicaragua for a while. We will be staying here until the coronavirus calms down and we…
We were lucky to stumble upon our Spanish teacher Fernando and his wife Maria on our second day in Nicaragua. We visited a few different Spanish schools. Most of them only offered classes in 2 or 4-hour blocks, five days a week and their times were not flexible. That was too intense for us. As we were walking around town…