Last week on #TRLT Twitter chat we discussed COLOR! Due to it’s visual nature, I felt the best way to capture this topic was with a bright and captivating photo essay from around the world. Let me take you through the emerald, horse fields of Mongolia, past the […]
Last week on #TRLT’s Twitter travel chat we explored the idea of HOPE and I shared my interpretation of HOPE in this article, originally posted on Triptime Insurance. I’d love for you to share in the comments below your interpretation of the word HOPE or one of those […]
Today the parents, my sister-in-law Anita and I are flying to Vancouver, Canada! Today I’m skipping the Friday Photos and am sharing my post on PEOPLE that I wrote for our #TRLT chat a few weeks ago, originally posted on Triptime Insurance. Many people travel in search of […]
Last week we had a great #TRLT’s Twitter Travel chat on ROADS. Get ready to enjoy a stimulating and sometimes shocking ROAD PHOTO ESSAY that will take you around the world while you lounge in the comfort of your sofa! You’ll welcome the wind in your hair and […]
Shortly after Mom and I split from our RTW family backpacking trip the first time, Bree and Ammon headed into Greece to vist Thessaloniki on there way to Turkey. They shared wonderful photos and had many great memories shared with locals they met via couch surfing that had […]
Last week we had a great #TRLT’s Twitter Travel chat on LESSONS. Having traveled to 110+ countries over the past 12 years, I have learned an abundance of lessons by talking to locals, experiencing cultures first hand and most importantly, by making mistakes! The kind of life-changing knowledge you […]
I’m really excited to announce that for the past few weeks I have had the honor of working for Point Comfort Underwriters as their featured writer. You can check in every Tuesday to read a new article based on our weekly #TRLT topics. This is the first post I made […]
Ghana will always have a special place in my heart. For many reasons Ghana was my refuge after months on a gruelling overland journey through West Africa using only local transport. It was here that we saw other foreign faces, heard English and could stay in a “backpacker” […]
Germany holds one of my earliest memories of having a desire to travel. Before I’d ever stepped foot abroad I was absolutely fascinated when I first heard about this far-off land in Europe where they had highways with NO SPEED LIMITS!!!! It was the first time I can […]
Whenever I mention Georgia, people instantly think of the USA state and few realize there is also a country called Georgia. We loved walking around the capital city Tbilisi, hiking to a secluded church on the top of a hill, wandering through a sprawling cave monastery carved in the […]
Though our stay in The Gambia was quite short, just 8 days, we made many memories there and met a lot of new friends. We stayed with a wonderful family who hosted all 6 of us (my entire family!) through Couch Surfing. It was here with their family […]
Gabon was an amazing experience and has so many intense and incredible memories, some of the best material I simply MUST keep top secret for the book series! I loved visiting countries I’d never heard of before because it’s like a a piece of the world map lights […]
In the summer of 2015 Kees and I had an unquestionable Sihpromatum when we were forced by altitude to reroute our South America trip and ended up in Ecuador. It took me quite a bit of effort to persuade him to take the relatively far journey to Galápagos […]
What a special country!!!! Although I’ve been to Paris several times, including a trip for my 21st birthday, and have loved it each time. The countryside and small villages is where I get the most pleasure when travelling through France. We’ve driven through and stayed more times than […]
This summer (2016) Mom and I did an amazing road trip from The Netherlands to 10 countries, 10 capital cities. Our journey took us through all Scandinavia and The Baltic State countries. We arrived in Helsinki via Tallink Silja Cruiseline from Stockholm, Sweden. Finland was a definite highlight […]