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Savannah Grace

Shenyang, Dandong and Ji’an, China

More from Ammons adventures: It’s a long way to go to visit North Korea for 4 days so I tacked on a few extra days to my time away and decided I’d check out a part of China that is often overlooked by western visitors.  What exactly does […]

North Korea

Okay I said I was going to post Ammon and Sasha’s ongoing South America trip BUT  there are so many good trips Ammon has done in the past year or two that need to be shared first…….  Here you go enjoy the journey. – Savannah So I’m going […]

Expat Home Birth in the Netherlands

This story is much different from my usual travel posts. Today I am 37 weeks pregnant with our second son which means anytime in the next 5 weeks I can deliver at home. The countdown has official begun and I still haven’t shared my first home birth story! So […]

Ammon and Sasha

Many of you know my brother Ammon from my book series Sihpromatum. To those who have been following it comes as no surprise that Ammon has tied the knot with the stunning Sasha and they are currently on their year-long South American honeymoon extravaganza. This summer we visited […]

Mauritius

Mauritius Photo Essay

“Mauritius – Lobster dinner, kitesurfing, beaches, swimming with wild dolphins, walking with lions and driving a segway on safari. Enough said!” – Savannah “Mauritius is a small African island nation just east of Madagascar.  Not the typical destination for a trip around southeast Asia.   As a personal rough rule of thumb […]

Mauritania Photo Essay

Mauritania definitely is not your typical travel destination. Our time spent in this hot, sandy country was far from a holiday. It was filled with adventure, camel rides through the Sahara Desert, unforgettable experiences and friendly people. In the capital city, Nouakchott, we were blown away by the […]

Marshall Islands Photo Essay

Ammon and Bre  went on an adventure to see the Marshall Islands together.  What a great brother sister team they could make on the amazing race.  They did apply a few years back.  Have a look at their video back then 🙂  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaOpNeIYu_M .  This is what Ammon has to […]

Malta

Malta Photo Essay

Malta was an unexpected bonus on our 4-year-long family trip around the world. Aside from the beauty and history of Malta, it was the people we met there that made it so memorable. We stayed on the Island of Gozo with an incredibly interesting hospitality club host (at […]

My FIRST Mother’s Day Spent in a CASTLE!

I was thrilled to spend my first Mother’s Day in a real-live CASTLE. Despite having lived in Europe for a decade, as a Canadian at heart this was an unforgettably special experience for me. I have been sleeping in a variety of accommodations in 112 countries, anywhere from train station […]

Mali

Mali Photo Essay

It wasn’t until I was in West Africa, 3 years into a global escapade with the family that I learned TIMBUKTU was actually a real place that existed in the far, sandy reaches of Mali (a country I had previously never known existed). Full of adventure and new […]

Maldives

Maldives Photo Essay

The Maldives, a tropical paradise to say the least. Picturesque magazine advertisements come to life. The kind of tropical getaway you dream of with palm trees, white beaches, bright tropical fish and coconuts. This was my first-ever experience of an island paradise, and even after visiting countries like […]

Malaysia

Malaysia Photo Essay

I have not been to any of Southeast Asia yet.  I really look forward to the day I get too.  Ammon, Mom and Dad have all been there and loved it.  This is what Ammon has to say: “Malaysia feels like multiple countries in one. It is conservative […]

Malawi

Malawi Photo Essay

After a couple of months travelling by overland truck in Africa, we were back on local transport in Malawi. Although our travel style was instantly less comfortable, it was an experience to be shoulder to shoulder with local men, women and children again. We visited the capital city, […]

Macedonia Photo Essay

Macedonia represents a lot of strong feelings for me as it was the place where I almost lost my sister and where our family trip ended…or so we thought. Don’t want to give too many spoilers so you’ll just have to wait for Volume 4 of the Sihpromatum […]