I had a “Family Travel Reality” epiphany this past weekend. Something I think I should have realized long ago. We are a U.S.-Postal-Service travel family. Let me explain: We were in Budapest, Hungary, for a two-day, one-night weekend trip and there was a high heat advisory. Like high, high– around 100 degrees with 104 heat…
Category: Memories and musings
Brie and Baguettes
A reminder not to sweat the small stuff In 2019, Christian taught a semester-long course for Wake Forest at their study abroad program in Venice, Italy. We took all four of our kids who were then 16, 13, 10, and 6 years old. We spent thousands of dollars going to 8 countries, saw the Eiffel…
Grandma’s Swimsuit–Why we travel with kids
This is a selfish post. I need to remind myself why I do all this. I am in the throes of packing and prepping–mentally and physically–for a 6-week European trip to 6 countries with our family of 6. And it’s not pretty! My house is a wreck, my mind is a mess, my to-do lists…