In January of 2015, we took the kids on a cruise. Lucas was four and Henry was 2. We went with Judy’s mom Miriam and her husband Jim. We chose the Carnival Cruise line for its affordability and itinerary. The boat stopped in Belize, Honduras, and Mexico. Who knows how the cruise industry will rebound after Coronavirus, but we have…
In January of 2018, Michael and I went to Cuba for our 10-year wedding anniversary. Originally, we were scheduled to go in September of 2017, but Hurricane Irma had other plans. We were only in Cuba for six days, but it felt like three weeks. It was an incredible trip and we hope to go back there someday with Lucas…
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,…
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 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…
We had not made it very far in our travel plans when the Coronavirus hit. We set out in December to explore the world and by mid-March, we found ourselves in Nicaragua while the world was shutting down. Deciding to Stay Our plans to travel to Mexico in April are not happening. We talked about going back to the United States,…
Day 4 in Bocas Del Toro started out rough. There were yelling and negativity from the start. The kids were whining about doing school and begging to watch. Henry took forever to get ready to go. We locked ourselves out of our Airbnb. Lucas, Henry and I (Judy) went to check out a small island that and ended up getting…
Touching down in San Jose, Costa Rica was exciting. This is the family’s first international trip since we rented out our house. Right out of the gate we left one of our suitcases at my sister’s house and had to go back for it. We have 4 backpacks and 2 suitcases, so it is disconcerting and embarrassing that we left…
The perk of traveling while other kids are in school (in the low season) is a bonus of worldschooling. Last week we went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We walked on to Hagrid’s roller coaster without waiting. I rode the Mummy with my son Lucas 5 times. The kids rode Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges 15 times (Henry…