Walvis Bay is a small town about half an hour south of Swakopmund, on the west coast of Namibia. It has much less available than touristy Swakopmund, so we used the time to recuperate, do a lot of baking in the full kitchen and catch up on home school for a couple weeks. We also… Read More Walvis Bay, Namibia
After an extremely early flight from Muscat, we landed on our next continent–Africa!–in Cape Town. We stayed in Strand, a beach town about 45 minutes away from the downtown area of Cape Town. Happy to be in a country where we could wear shorts, we spent time at the beach near our house. Because we were… Read More Cape Town, South Africa
Bangkok, Thailand Before saying goodbye to South East Asia and flying to Muscat, we made one last stop in Bangkok, Thailand. We stayed in a wonderful apartment which happened to be hosted by a Muay Thai champion right above his gym. We met up with our new American friend for dinner whom we had previously… Read More Muscat, Oman
Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay Yangon At this point in our travels, about half way through our 10-month trek, we were getting a bit travel weary. This leg of our journey is full of little hiccups that probably could’ve been easily avoided. We arrived at our hotel in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), learned about the various amenities, including… Read More Myanmar
Getting into Vietnam was a struggle. Perhaps a foreshadowing of our life in Hanoi? We ended up staying in laid-back Luang Prabang, Laos another day, because only four of our six visas had finished processing, even though we had submitted them in plenty of time. So, our trip to Hanoi was cut a day short… Read More Hanoi, Vietnam
Many are curious about what gear and clothing we were using on our adventure. Since the six of us have different needs and roles, we’ll respond separately. Here are some of my favorite items that offer reliability, give me comfort, and have held up to the test of traveling around the world: Shoes: My Keen… Read More Dad’s Gear
The quiet peacefulness of Luang Prabang was so strange to us after Thailand. A World Heritage Site with a French history, Luang Prabang is by far the cleanest town in SE Asia we’ve been to so far. There is little trash on the streets, many bakeries and nice restaurants. Though the traffic can be busy,… Read More Luang Prabang, Laos
After our elephant adventure (see Chiang Mai Part 1), we were happy and tired from the experience and new friendships we made. After a day to rest up and catch up on admin chores, we spent some time touring around our local area. Much of what we loved about Thailand was the food. If we… Read More Chiang Mai, Thailand Part 2
Elephants, Brazilian cooking class, zip-lining and Christmas time — it’s a two-week pit stop in northern Thailand–Chiang Mai! We wanted a home base to spend Christmas, so we rented a larger house through Airbnb and really got to know the area. For our first two mornings in Chiang Mai, we volunteered at a foster home… Read More Chiang Mai, Thailand Part 1
We landed in Bangkok with a little apprehension. We had heard about the pollution, trash and crazy traffic. Although that all exists, we fell in love with the street food, friendly people, and easy-to-use Skytrain (BTS) system. Bangkok has a certain charm to it. Our Airbnb apartment sat on the corner of an alley that… Read More Bangkok, Thailand
We’re a family of animal lovers who always have our eyes open for glimpses of animals that are new to us and in their native environment. Much like the list of airlines that I update on this blog, I’ll update the ‘cool animals’ list on a regular basis. Kookaburra – Newcastle, New South Wales and… Read More Cool Wildlife from RTW
We’ve taken many flights all around the world. It’s interesting and to put all the qualitative data/funny stories we’ve collected into one post for all to enjoy. (newest additions are in bold) Airlines: Jet Blue – Salt Lake City to Fort Lauderdale: Roomy. Impressed with the cabin, seats, cleanliness. Jet Blue – Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena:… Read More Thoughts on Airlines from RTW
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