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The Best and Worst of Buenos Aires
Our family of four has been traveling and living outside of the US for over six months. But, our time in Buenos Aires was our first real experience “living” in a major city. I went to college at the University of Denver, but tended to stay close to campus and besides, Denver can’t really be compared to a city of almost 15 million people. Although there were challenges, some of which I’ll go into here, we adjusted to city life pretty well. And with great weather and a laid back culture, Buenos Aires was a great choice to try out [...] Read more »
7 Lessons Learned from 7 Days in Buenos Aires
We’ve been in Argentina’s capital for just over a week now. It’s a fantastic place to experience and we’re glad to have chosen this as one of the destinations we wanted to simply “live”. After leaving Thailand, we arrived in Boulder to decompress for a few days. Thailand was a dream locale. Smiling faces, cheap street food, colorful wats on every corner, and laid back beaches ensure a satisfying long-term stay. But with two months to dedicate to our first stay in Asia, we felt the need to fit as much as possible into our time there. As we took [...] Read more »
A Parent’s Guide to Jet Lag
From birth, we’ve tried our hardest to keep our children on a pretty tight schedule when it comes to sleep. We found early on with Blythe that making sure she followed a consistent routine of nap times and bed times helped her easily sleep through the night. But when traveling across 14 time zones and hopping the international date line, even I mentally melt down and lose track of which way is up. On our recent trip from Denver to Bangkok, nearly 30 total hours of travel, for over a week I was waking up at 3:00am and working like [...] Read more »
Love Lessons: Staying Connected During Travel and Life
Too often I hear about a stay at home mom frustrated that her partner is working too many hours, travels too much for work, or is not available or engaged for family time. They may even remark that he’s fortunate to be able to “escape” to work when temper tantrums and dirty diapers seem to be never-ending. On the flip side, however, a working dad may feel pain every time he misses a soccer game. He might wish he could spend more time goofing off in the pool with his kids. Or he might wish he was the one who [...] Read more »
A Day in the Life: Samui Edition
We’ve spent the last few days settling into our new digs in Koh Samui after a couple of weeks on the road. We’re traveling pretty slowly, so we’ve tended to stop in locations for anywhere from two to six weeks with a few days of moving around in between. Those periods of traveling from one spot to the next don’t really come with any routine, as most travel goes, however, once we’re settled into a place we typically find a rhythm to our days and weeks. Well, we typically settle into a routine. But let’s take a look at a [...] Read more »
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