It is Thanksgiving in the US, and many Americans will be putting their thoughts of thankfulness into words over a warm festive dinner. This week we have spent about 18+ hours in airports and on planes, flying from Spain to Bangkok. It is our first time in Asia…and saying we’re excited is a bit of an understatement! This year we’re spending our holiday eating traditional American Thanksgiving foods among new friends (other traveling...

Lessons are found everywhere. They’re found in your home, found in schools, found at jobs, and even found at the grocery store. While you may learn some of these these lessons “at home,” we’ve found that some lessons are well enforced while traveling. 1. Love others for who they are, not who you wish they would be. It’s important not to compare yourself with others in a way that lays judgment on whose way of doing things is...

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Yes, we’ve all heard that adage. But really, the more I live life, the more that truth becomes clearer and clearer… In high school I used to wear about 10 rings on my fingers, and about 3 necklaces at a time. Now, I don’t wear any jewelry–and I don’t miss it one bit. Less hassle, less fuss, less $$. I used to have two homes…one in Alaska, and one ever-changing winter one that involved me opening up a...

As I’ve mentioned before, we use a funny packing system for road trips that helps us stay organized. This method doesn’t work when flying…but works PERFECTLY when driving from hotel to hotel.  It involves making day packs containing our clothes for each day, and throwing them into a suitcase day-by-day as we head into hotels.   Packing up for a trip is always a little bit chaotic. Jared is a master-packer—or more fittingly, I...

Most homes in Mexico don’t have a dryer machine for drying laundry. In fact, you can count yourself pretty lucky if you have a washing machine, as well. It depends how affluent you are… But I’ve met many affluent Mexicans who prefer their clothes to be line-dried. They last longer (all of your lint isn’t being sucked out of your clothes in the dryer), it uses less energy…and well…I don’t know why...