travel

Cambodia-Siem Reap International Airport

This is a series meant to help you find the best of the best in lounges everywhere. Our 12-year-old, Jack…

27Mar 201923 Jan 2020

The Perfect 10-Day Scotland Itinerary

Seeing all the amazing sites in Scotland in one trip is pretty much impossible. There’s simply just way too much…

20Mar 201923 Jan 2020

Scotland Bound: 8 Essentials to Pack in Your Suitcase

Planning a trip to Scotland? That’s awesome! It’s an absolutely amazing country with so much to see and do that…

adjustment abroad

It’s Time to Celebrate a Silver Anniversary!

28 Jan 201923 Jan 2020

Brett and I just celebrated 25 years of marriage…25 years!…A quarter of a century! That’s nothing to be taken lightly. We’ve certainly come a long way since that second day…

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Taiwan Taoyuan Airport-Taipei

24 Jan 201923 Jan 2020

This is a series meant to help you find the best of the best in lounges everywhere. Our 12-year-old, Jack has become a lounger-extraordinaire. He knows how to get the…

10 Ways to Help you Overcome Jet Lag

Jet Lag Isn’t For the Faint of Heart! When our oldest son, Hunter came from Detroit to visit us for the first time in Shanghai, he thought he had the…

adjustment abroad

3 Reasons Why Expat Life is Weird

11 Jan 201923 Jan 2020

One week ago we were in the Seattle area enjoying what was left of a wonderful Christmas break. Do we live in Seattle? No. Are we from Seattle? No. But…

4 Days on The Isle of Mull

20 Dec 201823 Jan 2020

The Isle of Mull is a quiet, and beautiful island. One of the largest islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, it offers picturesque coastal towns, rugged cliffs, and beautiful…

White Knuckles, Curb Hopping, & Coo Crossing, OH MY! Our Family’s Adventure Driving Through Scotland.

12 Dec 201823 Jan 2020

Today I’m here to tell a tale. One of adventure, intrigue, and death-defying stunt moves. Ok, I exaggerate a bit, but not much when I am talking about our family’s…

Take a Trip to Inveraray

6 Dec 201823 Jan 2020

Driving around Scotland, one is bound to pass through a plethora of small towns and burgs. Many of the quaint little locations no bigger than a main street with a…

Things We ❤️: Absolute Escapes

27 Nov 201823 Jan 2020

Did you know I love Scotland? Shocker, right? I mean, I did just tell you all the reasons NOT to go to Scotland. But it’s true, this amazing country is…

Don’t Go To Scotland!

Don’t go to Scotland for the HighlandsOr you will be awestruck by the magnificent beauty of the interlaced emerald Munros towering high above the cool, misty land. Adorned with heather…

A Day in Bangkok. Top 5 Things You Must See.

11 Nov 201823 Jan 2020

When I was a teenager I lived on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Do you know that in the entire 5 1/2 years I lived there, I never once…