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Video: The Exchange Rate- What Are You Trading Your Life For?

As we drove along toward Yellowstone National Park, Greg was philosophizing about what we exchange our time, money and life for? Is it really worth it? What would we rather be, do or have? If you can'...

The Nitty-Gritty of ‘Living on the Road’: How We Do It

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Note: This post answers how we 'live on the road' - during the in-between times when we're traveling from place to place. It does not give accurate insight into the rest of our life, like when we spent 6 week...

Family Travel Supports Brain Development (for Kids and Grown-Ups Alike)

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Sosua, Dominican Republic In a previous post I introduced the idea that Children are Your BEST Reason to Seek Travel and Adventure. This post expounds on some of the ideas about WHY travel is good for your ...

Children Are Your BEST Reason For Seeking Travel and Adventure

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When the subject arises of ‘traveling with children’, there seems to be a general consensus that ‘it can’t be done.’ Most believe that your traveling days are over when the dawn of ‘da-da’ and diapers be...

Video: Lost in Portland + Traveling Stress

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Portland is very cool. I can say that, even though we spent most of our time in Portland driving around lost (and on diesel instead of veggie which is an infuriating and costly mistake). We also slep...

Have the Perfect Day (video)- Do What Matters Most

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This is our take on how to have the perfect day: I posted a few days ago about our 'perfect day' at Whidbey Island with FamilyRocketship.com Here Greg talks about how doing what matters most makes our...

The Most Important Question to Ask When Planning Your Trip to Another Country

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What’s the most important factor to consider when planning a trip abroad with your family? Is it plane tickets? Cost of living? How about safety and sanitation? Crime? Infrastructure? Nope. The mos...

One Month On the Road: What it Costs, How Far We’ve Driven

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Northern California It was April 26, 2011 when we left Homer, Alaska to begin our Epic Expedition - a road trip from Alaska to Argentina. It's been just about one month on the road. So what's our analysis...

4 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Planning Your Next Big Adventure

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We knew we wouldn't be staying. After returning to the States from India, we moved to Alaska so that we could have baby number five. My mother lived there, it's a place we had wanted to visit, and it seem...

Family Travel is Glamorous…Only in Retrospect – The ‘Ugly’ Side of Traveling with Kids

Family travel often seems glamorous in pictures—smiling faces, scenic destinations, and perfect moments. But the reality? It's far from picture-perfect. From tantrums in airports to never-ending packing lists, ...