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Thanksgiving in Bali

Debbie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:02:21 +0000

There are many American and Western holidays that I would never want to duplicate in a new country. That is not true of Thanksgiving. It is a holiday of giving thanks for a good harvest and provision of the last year. It is a moment to stop with friends and family to give thanks. This [...]

Cairo

Andrew — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:41:52 +0000

Now is a great time to come to Egypt. The tourism industry is down 90% at the moment, mainly because of the revolution, which means there is plenty of space and it’s not as crowded. We did the camel rides around the pyramids which, btw, are still there after all those years. From the camel you [...]

Wild camping and holidaying in Cirali, Turkey

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:37:56 +0000

Cirali, right next to the ancient town of Olympos, is simply the best place to wild camp in Turkey. The beach is the nicest in the country and there are free toilets and a water supply. We were parked next to the sand, under huge trees, and it was great! Plenty of other wild campers [...]

Delhi, India.

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:26:24 +0000

Part of our family and team will be in India next week. Delhi, actually, And this is where I need someone to help me. Because of an unusual ticket change, Air India will only make the flight change if someone actually walk into their office in Delhi on Monday and pay the 40 Euro fee [...]

Earthquake Relief in Turkey

Debbie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:12:12 +0000

Andrew took off this morning in our home to take warm clothes and blankets to the earthquake survivors in Eastern turkey. Last night we took our personal belongings out of the truck so that it can fit more in for the 1400 km trip to the edge of Turkey. He takes Priscilla with him. She [...]

Earthquake in Turkey

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:51:25 +0000

Turkey has just experience a huge earthquake. 7.2. A thousand people feared dead. Maybe more. (Photo: Reuters/Abdurrahman Antakyali/Anadolu Agency) We are 1000kms from the earthquake and did not feel anything. Far enough from the earthquake to be unaffected but close enough to drive there and assist the rescue efforts. I have a friend named Ismael [...]

Our Beautiful, New Bookshelf is complete

Debbie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:31:22 +0000

When you are traveling renovations are a celebration of a beautiful symphony of time, money and resources playing together.. You can’t say, ” Hey, I think I will make a bookshelf today so I will go to my neighbourhood builders supply, hang out with some fellow builder amateurs and make my beautiful shelf.” No, it [...]

ipads and kindles

Andrew — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:16:57 +0000

Hey. If you have an old model Kindle or an outdated iPad, and you need a good reason to upgrade, here’s that excuse you are looking for: Our kids are homeschooled and lugging around paper books is sooooooo early 21st Centrury. We want to migrate to ebooks and ereaders and reduce the books in our backpacks. [...]

Wild Camping in Turkey

Andrew — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:01:26 +0000

There seems to be two places to wild camp in Turkey: the beach and the forest. We went to the forest and found a sweet little spot for the evening. Really beautiful. And quiet. What do you think of this post?like (2) loco (0) weird (0) lame (0)

Roadschooling with Multiple Currencies

Debbie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:24:27 +0000

A regular part of our travels is sorting through left over coins. Try as we might to spend all the currency before we leave a country either by putting it into the tank, exchanging it at the border or (the kid’s favourite) spending it on special foods. We always seem to find extra coins [...]