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 […]
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 […]
I just wanted to say a final farewell as I spend my last hours in The Netherlands as a single woman. If you missed the announcement on my social media accounts, Kees and I are flying to ST LUCIA to get married!!!! Our destination wedding will take place […]
When people think of Ethiopia they may imagine poverty, barren earth and children with flies crawling around their eyes. We travelled overland through Ethiopia from Kenya into Sudan. The Ethiopia we saw over three weeks was full of big smiles, gorgeous, green and mountainous landscapes. We camped in […]
I have yet to see East Timor but Mom, Dad and Ammon have been there. This is what Ammon and Mom have to say today about it: “Of all the countries I’ve been to outside of Africa, East Timor felt the most African. Not in a cultural or […]
I am excited to introduce Vicki Mattingly – who many of you know as @VoyagerVicki – as today’s Sunday Spotlight! I had the distinct pleasure of meeting her in person in Amsterdam, during one of her visits. She is at your disposal today, so please feel free to ask this well-travelled […]
DRC was an intense experience, one I was grateful to be in a convoy of three trucks and twelve people rather than our usual method of backpacking on local transit. A place covered in barbed wire fences, police and strict “no photo” rules through out the country. The […]
Dominican Republic was my second trip to the Caribbean and I loved it. It was a very special trip because we celebrated Kees’ mom, Maria’s 80th birthday there with his whole side of the family at an all-inclusive resort. We had such a wonderful vacation enjoying buffet meals, […]
Ammon is again the only one of the family to has been to Djibouti so this is his story. Someday I will get there too I hope. Djibouti. It is a small Arab mostly desert country, home to a lot of foreign military bases and NGO-type organizations but […]
Today I’m happy to introduce to you Caroline, an amazing and young #TRLT. Caroline is 24 years old and was born and raised in Michigan. She occasionally travelled with her family as a child, mostly to the Caribbean, and always enjoyed it, but really fell in love with […]
As a kid, Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, was one of the first places I dreamed of visiting. My brother Ammon had just returned from a few month trip to Europe and I was fascinated by his stories! It took me nearly 100 countries before I FINALLY […]
Another Central African country I have not yet had the pleasure of visiting. This Photo Essay I post vicariously through my amazing brother, Ammon who had the opportunity to travel to Chad a few years ago. Here are his words about his experience. Enjoy his CHAD photo essay! “Well, […]
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