This was a guest-post on FamilyTrek.com back in September 2012. I recently found a blog post of mine that provided a link, but the link no longer worked. I dug up the original article,...

Our friend, Lanie, a fellow travel-blogger at www.raisingmiro.com, did an interview of us back in 2012. I just ran across it, and thought it would be fun to share below, and make sure I...

In Oct 2012, we took a leisurely stroll through Thun, Switzerland. It's a very picturesque town on the northern end of Lake Thun (30 minutes south of Bern). It is an old city, and...

If you're looking for a resource for LDS (Latter-day Saint) Trek prep activities, I have some helps for you! If you're looking for a script for an activity, here's one I put together with...

Since Chinese New Year is just around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to share our experience with Chinese New Year in Rotorua, New Zealand! Admittedly, New Zealand gets flooded with Asian...

After leaving Rotorua, we drove to Taupo, which is located centrally on the North Island. Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand, and the town of Taupo, on its north end, has...

This summer I had the opportunity to speak at the inaugural Family Adventure Summit, which was held in Penticton, BC (Canada) over Labor Day weekend in 2017. I was asked to speak on "Repatriation"...which...

After a 3 1/2 hour ferry crossing from the Southern Point of New Zealand's North Island (Wellington) to the Northern tip of the South Island (Picton), we sought out a fun destination that would...

Did you try do read that out loud? If not--I dare you to try!! Paraparaumu!!! Need some help? Here goes: Par-uh-par-uh-ooo-moo Simple, right? Kinda catchy, even! Well...we spotted it on the map, and decided...

While driving through Hamilton, New Zealand, on the way South to Waitomo---we drove right past the LDS Hamilton New Zealand temple! It stands on a big hill on the outskirts of town...seemingly in the...