Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia) was a beautiful stop on our trip! We spent a great 10 days exploring the city and a lot of the surrounding towns and attractions. We absolutely loved Slovenia and, in our opinion, should be a country everyone considers for a trip, especially if you like things like beautiful nature […]
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The Swiss Alps: Riederalp
After a fabulous few days in Paris, and a lovely night lakeside by Grande-Riviere, we drove to Switzerland. We had a wonderful time in Switzerland! When we were in the first stages of planning our trip, the goal was to get into eastern Europe quickly, where it is less expensive. When we saw we’d be […]
Enjoying Paris With Kids
We had such a wonderful time in Paris! We visited our good friends and met their baby son (who is the cutest), we ate lots of delicious bread and pastries, we visited new and old places, and we picked up our leased car to start our European road trip. Since this was not our first […]
Five Days In The Heat Of Dubai
After our time in Malaysia, we flew to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for five days of exploring. A good friend of mine offered us to stay with her and we were happy to do so. Dubai is not the most budget-friendly destination! Weather in Dubai Dubai was a very different place! It’s ultra-modern, almost futuristic. […]
Good Times In Kuala Lumpur With Kids
We left Kuala Lumpur a few days ago after spending a wonderful time there. KL, like the rest of Malaysia, is also very kid-friendly and people were always trying to make our kids smile and interact with them. This was our second time in KL. We really loved it when we visited in 2011 and […]
Penang And Ipoh With Kids
We started our trip in Penang, Malaysia. Penang was a lot of fun! It was a great place to start our adventure, and we could have stayed there for a lot longer and not run out of things to do. Before arriving to Penang we had a very positive experience: On our flight from Singapore […]
Packing List For A Year For A Family Of Four
Hi everyone! We are writing from Penang, Malaysia, where we are starting our year! We got here on Saturday around noon, after having left San Francisco on Thursday night. The 16-hour flight to Singapore went really well with the kids and we enjoyed a leisurely 5-hour layover at Changi airport before taking a short flight […]
Why and How We’re Taking a Year to Travel
We have been getting a lot of questions since sharing our plans of taking a year off to go travel. To share how we are making this trip happen, what our planning process has been, how we’re making it work with kids, what we’re packing, and so on. Some people have been asking us to […]

