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Prioritizing Language Learning What a gift our family has been given to explore over 30 countries across five continents before our kids have even become teenagers. We’ve crammed into tuk-tuks throughout Kenya, hiked to volcano craters in El Salvador, overnighted in a Switzerland igloo, and had countless adventures across the globe.  But after Read more…

Google Fi for World Travel Does Google Fi phone service really work for world travel? We spent a lot of time figuring out how and what to pack for our trip around the world. It took 5 minutes to decide to switch from Verizon to Google Fi for cellular service. Read more…

Our Favorite Travel Card We are strong believers in proper financial management. Budgeting for all aspects of life, including travel, has been part of our marriage since day 1. We have planned, allocated, and tracked every dollar for many years. This has allowed us to pay off our house (see Read more…

Packing and Gear Update We left our home 4 months ago to travel the world. Our longest trip to date had been 18 days, so we spent a lot of time planning and packing for world travel. Check out what made the initial cut for our backpacks here. After 4 Read more…

Tips for International Car Rental Jon is a good and confident driver and has rented cars in multiple countries before this trip. However, some of the confidence didn’t allow for adequate preparation. He did not read up on tips for international car rental. He did get an International Drivers Permit Read more…

When the Dog Bites and the Bee Stings Our family trip around the world has had its bumps in the road. We have always worked on how we can have a good time every time, but that has been put to the test on multiple occasions. The phrase, “I don’t Read more…

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…

 Money Tips for International Travel Our family is one month into a round-the-world trip and staying on top of our budget using our money tips for international travel. Amazing adventures, great food, multiple continents: yes to all. However, we are also diligent to follow sound financial principles while traveling. Here’s Read more…

Family Travel Packing Guide  The number one question that we’ve received with taking off for a trip around the world: How do you pack for a year with kids?! Yes, it can be a little intimidating to put together a year’s worth of family needs into 4 backpacks.  We spent Read more…