We were only on day two of our trip when I started receiving the “how am I going to survive with this chatterbox for 6 weeks?” face from poor Kees. The thing is, I tend to talk more than the average person, but when I’m happy I’m even […]
PERU and BOLIVIA!!!!! This time it wasn’t NEARLY as difficult as it was when you had to guess Cape Verde, as my 100th country. The WINNERS of the signed paperbacks were Margriet Smit from Holland who guessed Peru first and Holly from U.K. who guessed BOTH Peru and […]
We’ve BOOKED! Every year Kees and I go on an adventure for our birthdays which we share in the same week of June. In 2008 we were in Namibia, 2009 and 2010 home (Canada & Holland) 2011 we drove down to Paris, 2012 we ventured into the […]
Does anyone remember me mentioning that I had the most amazing sister in the world?? Well…. that was BEFORE she surprised me with this. Can’t quite decide now if she’s amazing or crazy. Let’s not let her light herself on fire for nothing. I have to agree with […]
Mom and I went down to Lloret de Mar, Spain to attend the Travel Blog Exchange (#TBEX) with zero expectations, thus leaving no room for disappointed. That wasn’t necessary because it was a blast. #TBEX blew us both away with how well they took care of hundreds of […]
Mom and I arrived safely back in Holland after a really enjoyable two-week road trip in Europe, hitting six wonderful countries (Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany)! I’m so thankful to have the chance to make so many wonderful memories with my mom. I want to give a special […]
TODAY is our 10 year anniversary of a life changing event. Mom, Ammon, Bree and I took off on an adventure that lasted four years and took us through 80 countries as a family, changing all of our lives forever. It’s incredible to look back and see how […]
After 14 hours straight on the big highways the day before, we were thrilled to spend a day exploring the countryside on small roads and really get an intimate view of France’s landscape. We had the luxury of being able to just point up to a castle on […]
It’s such a privileged to have friends all over the world, and the opportunity to pop in and visit them in their homes. It’s like having family everywhere, always ready to open their door for us, and of course we will always do the same. We get to […]
Yesterday Mom and I took off on our road trip down to Spain for “The Travel Blog Exchange” aka #TBEX, the world’s leading conference for Travel Bloggers. Somehow we turned a few day blogging conference in Spain into a wonderful road trip itinerary where #TBEX is just one […]
As promised, this post is dedicated to Shane Dallas (or more commonly known as @thetravelcamel) my fellow founder of #TRLT, our weekly Twitter travel chat which stands for The Road Less Travelled. Shane is a professional public speaker, traveller and photographer. His photography was what stood out to […]
Yippeee!!! Just got my 75th review for Vol. 2 “Backpacks and Bra Straps” on amazon.com! If you’ve read and loved it too, please take the time to leave your review for baby #2 http://www.amazon.com/Sihpromatum-Backp…/…/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1… If you don’t have amazon, goodreads always works too! 🙂 And lastly, if […]
This is no April Fool’s Joke, though it does feel like it might be one. Six years ago today, I stepped onto Dutch soil for the first time with just 40 euros in my pocket, wondering if the man of my dreams would be there to greet me. […]
NORTH &CENTRAL AMERICA ANTIQUA & BARBUDA *BAHAMAS *BELIZE *BARBADOS CANADA *COSTA RICA […]
*Are countries that I have not been to yet, but one or more of my family has. ALBANIA ANDORRA […]
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