Have you ever traveled and found a shop or restaurant so delicious that you go many times? Perhaps there is concern that the next place you go just won’t be as tasty. Or, perhaps it is just the innate need…
Rice Ball Heaven
Conveyor belt sushi is so passé.
Conveyor belt sushi is so passé. Today, we discovered what happens when Japanese sushi meets the Jetsons: High tech screens and sushi shooting down the shute. The kids were in heaven. According to them, we have discovered “the best restaurant…
Visiting Our First Japanese Temple
We got to teach the boys about visiting a Japanese shrine today. Shrines and temples are everywhere in Japan. Many are world famous heritage sites while others can be found tucked in between tall skyscrapers in downtown areas. The…
Reflections from the Airplane
We have made it onto the airplane on the first leg of this wild adventure, and it is feeling a bit surreal. We are officially nomads, homeless with only backpacks on our backs. The past week has been a flurry…
My Thoughts and Feelings about this Trip
I am happy that we are going on this trip, but of course, it won’t be all easy sailing. Sometimes we will miss our tour or boat ride, but in places where nothing is on time, that will happen. Also,…
My Birthday Speech and Keeping the Secret
Our family had decided to go around the world. We decided to tell everyone about the decision soon. We told the kids at school and our family. But we thought we were going a year earlier then we actually…
Getting Ready for our Trip
We have been very busy. We are going to go around the world. Many people say they are tied down by work but that’s not true. If you think like that, but would love to go, I have…
Welcome to my blog! – by Lorenzo, age 10
Writing this blog is a new experience for me. So I needed some help. Then, my mom hired a writing teacher. I had no idea who she was going to be. So, I guessed it would be someone going on…
Did they win the lottery or something?
The other day I was asked by a friend how we could even consider selling most of our stuff and our home for a big one year adventure. She continued by admitting that, although she loves travel and was incredibly…
Our House Sold!
With any luck, the house is sold! In mid-June, after a heck of a lot of purging and cleaning, we left our sparse and sparkly home in the hands of our realtor and left town for a long weekend away…