It’s important to remember to be thankful because otherwise it’s easy to take things for granted that some people don’t have. Examples are: family, friends, a home, and food. People who have these often forget that some people don’t have…
Gabriola Island, Canada
Hello from Gabriola Island! Gabriola is a small island in BC, Canada. It’s about 22 sq miles. We come here every three to four months. We stay in a tiny, old cabin, made by my great grandmother and grandfather, while…
Bruce’s “10 Reasons NOT to take your Kids Around the World”
I often see blog posts by fellow travelers that inspired and move me. And some days it just so happens to be on a day when I’ve woken up thinking “What the heck are we doing?” This is the…
The Perfect Picnic, France
Today was one of those magical fill-me-up types of days. Waking up under my fluffy down comforter to the sound of the local church bells ringing 7 o’clock, I turned over and went back to sleep for a bit before…
Interview with my brother, age 6
This week, I decided to ask Elio a few questions about this trip. After all, how often do you get to see the world through a 6-year-old’s eyes? Some answers may be short, but that’s a six-year-old for you. Question:…
Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island
Our few days on Heron Island started out rough. Boarding the Heron Islander at 11am, we snagged some seats in front of the big windows at the picturesque front part of the boat and immediately noticed the large stack of…
Bicycling Through the Rice Paddies – Ubud, Bali
Some days are just the type of days that fill me up and remind me why we are doing this. Yesterday was one of those days. Bicycling through the Balinese countryside with new international friends, stopping to visit the homes…
Rafting the Rain Forest!
Today we went white water rafting through the Balinese rain forest. What a rush! While never quite sure what you are signing up for in SE Asia, we asked around town, looking for something unusual that we haven’t done…
Singapore: The Land of Flat Sidewalks and Amazing Beauty
Our week in Singapore was our first week in a developed country since we left Japan in early October. In over four months, we had stopped noticing the dangerously uneven sidewalks, the trash discarded in the gutters, the incessant need…
Making Pewter at Royal Selangor
Today, with a lot of hard pounding and some creative interpretation, the boys and their friends from Four Over The Edge got to make their own pewter bowls at the Royal Selangor Visitor Center. What an interesting adventure! Royal Selangor…