A Few of our Favorite Things It’s been 4 months since our family left home and headed to Boston. We’ve had a lot of fun, made a lot of memories, made a lot of mistakes, and have learned a lot from traveling the world. Some of our learning has surprised Read more…
COVID-19 Travel to Dubai Our family traveled to Dubai during COVID in November 2021 as part of our extended trip around the world. We flew into Dubai and visited the adjoining emirates of Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. This post is simply to share our experience of traveling within the United Read more…
Dubai with Kids Our family did some great adventures in Dubai with kids during our 8 days in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November 2021. When planning our trip around the world, Dubai was one of the few places we had predetermined to visit. Brandon is a huge fan Read more…
Budapest with Kids Spending 3 nights in Budapest with kids was not on our list when planning our family trip around the world. Thankfully, that oversight was corrected by travel logistics. The cheapest way for us to get from Slovenia to Dubai was to transit via Budapest. We jumped on what has become Read more…
COVID-19 Travel to Slovenia If Slovenia is not on your bucket list, add it. We decided to travel to Slovenia during Covid in October 2021. When we started planning for our trip around the world, Jon specifically wanted to spend extra time here. There’s the allure of the lakes, caves, Read more…
Travel to Piran During the first 2 months of our family trip around the world, we moved rapidly. From our start in Paris, we only stayed in one place for more than 7 nights and used 12 different overnight accommodations. We were ready to slow down for a bit and Read more…
How Expensive is Slovenia? We expected Slovenia to live up to its reputation: everything the Alps has to offer, with smaller crowds and cheaper prices. So, how expensive is Slovenia? Our family spent 23 nights in Slovenia during October 2021. You can read about our stay in Piran, our favorite Read more…
Slovenia With Kids Our family had an amazing time in Slovenia with our kids. We started with 12 nights in Piran, and you can read about that part of our trip here. After a quick overnight to Croatia, we spent another 11 nights between Ljubljana and to the northwest, in Read more…
Plitvice Lakes National Park during COVID-19 Croatia should be on everyone’s travel bucket list. During our family trip around the world, we prioritized a trip to Plitvice Lakes National Park during COVID. This was an easy drive from Piran, Slovenia. There are public transportation options to arrive at Plitvice Lakes, Read more…
COVID-19 Travel to the Colosseum Our family spent a week in Rome in October 2021. Read this to plan ahead for the Colosseum during COVID. The Colosseum is Jon’s favorite historical landmark, so make sure you are ready. For tips on traveling to Italy as a whole, visit our separate Read more…