Our Week on the Big Island of Hawaii
The big island of Hawaii was the last of the major islands in the chain we had yet to visit. And at least one of us feels we saved the…
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Unsolicited advice for my friends thinking of becoming pregnant or newly pregnant
I’m a midwife. I’m also a woman of reproductive age and I have a lot of friends that want to have babies; to make them, adopt them, foster them, and…
Two Day Getaway: Our First Weekend in Astoria
Descending down the mountain from Tajumulco was much quicker than the ascent. But my slow and untrustworthy knees meant I was still bringing up the caboose, literally walking through the…
Reflections on a Year of Travel: Our Answers to Your Questions
As we reach the end of our nearly year of travel, we are feeling reflective. For help thinking through the many facets of our trip, we asked our Instagram friends…
A Year of Travel and a Year of Life
We’ve been to 5 continents and 23 countries. We’ve been on dozens of buses and visited countless churches and temples. We’ve experienced cultures that are both similar and very different…
Slow Living
Our life away from the U.S. for the past two years has held many similarities to our life in the USA. We still love watching Netflix in the evenings, connecting…
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Ten months traveling around the world and the 16 experiences we will never forget
A year of travel is so many things. When we sat at the Británico Mirador on the W Trek in Patagonia, Jason started laughing this strange, awe-filled chuckle because he…
Women’s Carry-On Packing List for 5 Months in Central and South America (including Patagonia!)
After traveling in Asia for 12 weeks, we went home for the holidays in December to celebrate with family. Luckily, I had some old sweaters and jeans stashed at our…
Top 5 Things To Do in Santiago, Chile
Trip: March 2018 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do in Santiago, Chile, part of the Just Carrying On – Top 5 Things To Do series. These lists are favorite activities, eats, and…