I have had a bit of a fascination with Parc Guell. Ever since we decided to spend a month in Barcelona I have been seeing pictures of the iconic Gaudi architecture of Parc Guell showing up in my social media feeds. It is easy to feel inspired by fellow family travelers when that is the sort …
Tag Archive: long term travel with kids
Feb
27
Explorations in Rainy England
The day we landed in England was a complete write-off. Only our youngest managed to sleep on the plane (for less than an hour) the rest of us had not a wink. Our captain had warned us that we would have a very bumpy landing. Winds were over 50 mph for the last half hour …
Feb
21
The Night Before Take Off
Tomorrow we fly to London. I wonder if it ever gets easier. This traveling the world thing. It doesn’t seem to matter how many times we set off on another great adventure, I am always completely stressed out with high anxiety before each and every trip. On our very first international trip with children, I …
Feb
10
Creating Community At The Family Adventure Summit
If you have been following me on Facebook you may have seen that I have been involved in a really amazing project, the Family Adventure Summit. I am SO excited to be on the organizing team to bring this opportunity to traveling families and those who aspire to travel. What is the Family Adventure Summit? If …
Jan
08
How We Fund Long-Term Family Travel
Money, money, money, money! Of course, this is a topic that EVERYONE is curious about! I think one of the biggest hurdles to making travel part of your lifestyle is figuring out just how to fund it! I have actually been doing some research in this area for a project I am helping with and …
Mar
14
Advice for the Aspiring Traveling Family
There are so many amazing families out there who are living their dreams of long term travel. I have asked a few of them to help me pool their collective wisdom to give our family, and other families who are aspiring travellers, some advice. Here is what they had to say: Don’t Pack Too Much! …
Oct
26
The Moment of Inspiration in Hoi An Vietnam
I remember the exact moment when the idea of backpacking the world with our future children took seed. Mike and I were in Hoi An Vietnam, half way through our 10 month honeymoon in South East Asia, when we saw a family with backpacks. Looking back on it now I chuckle at my reaction. I …
Oct
17
Five Ways to Prepare Kids to Travel
It is so important to us to prepare our children for our upcoming travels. We want them to be engaged and excited about our planning and our trip. Here are five things we do to help keep up their level of excitement. 1. Tell stories If you have traveled in the past before you had …
Sep
26
You Can Travel Too….If You Want It Bad Enough
I recently got an email from a reader asking for advise. She works full-time, her husband is unemployed due to the recession. Money is hard to come by but she dreams of traveling with her family. Here is my reply to her (slightly edited) Dear M, I am so glad you contacted me with your …