Travel isn’t just for adults… Travel isn’t just for adults; it’s an adventure for the whole family! Whether you’re exploring historical sites or soaking up the sun on the coast, having a reliable mode of transportation and knowing the airport taxi rates to airport are key. Understanding these rates in advance can help you budget more effectively and avoid any unexpected expenses during your trip. Consider arranging a...

A good friend (and excellent blogger) of mine recently recommended that I try to share more impressions about our travels on our blog. I agree that he’s right…I don’t share my personal opinion very often on my blog…and I approach that challenge with some trepidation. Why?  Isn’t that the purpose of a blog, to share what you stand for, and why? I step forward into this challenge with fear, because I think people are too easily...

Some traveling friends of ours recently asked why we started traveling. There are several common reasons many people begin traveling—maybe they began traveling as a necessity (life threw them a financial curveball), perhaps they’re seemingly running from something, seeking a different life, or they felt the life of a gypsy calling them, begging them to see the world. The first time we wandered South of the Border to Mexico, we...

On this July 4th, as an American expat living abroad, I recognize that I have a great freedom. Not all have this freedom, and therefore it only seems suitable to acknowledge it and appreciate it. God has granted all of us freedom to choose what to make of ourselves, but some governments allow their citizens more freedom than others. For example, as an American, I am grateful that I have a US passport that allows me the freedom to travel the...

Yes, it’s true. We were in jail. For 6 years. Well, not exactly jail, per se…but it may as well have been in jail. We were in bondage. Such terrible bondage that there were days I thought we’d never be free. It was all-consuming, when I let it be, and there was not light at the end of the tunnel. The story begins 2 years after we got married. We were expecting our first child, and invested all of our...

It’s true, not everyone can travel. “What?!” you say, “I thought that’s the whole point?  Blogging to show the world that anyone and any family can manage a life of excitement and travel adventures?” No, the truth is that the majority of people in the world will never have the opportunity to travel beyond their neighboring city or village, not to mention their neighboring state or country.  There are...