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11 Reasons We are So Glad to Travel ‘Young’

March 21, 2012

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Relaxing in a hammock in Costa Rica

We get a lot of different reactions when we tell people that we are ‘permanently nomadic’. Most are surprised that we have chosen to do this while we are young (a compliment to us) and especially with children. Many people wait until they are retired to travel and others think traveling with children is too [...]

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The Surprisingly Easy Truth of Traveling with Kids

February 15, 2012

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Even an airplane is fascinating to the kids, let them play a bit.

If you’ve read a few of our posts you know that we travel and do many adventures with our children. How many of you think that traveling with kids is tough? We slow travel this globe with a 3 & 1 year old and can definitively say that traveling with children is not hard. But, [...]

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How to bathe in a Mayan Village

February 6, 2012

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The wash house where the only water spicket is located

After enjoying a hike through the hot and humid jungle to explore a cave, there was no denying by the time we got back to the village that we reached our hygenic comfort level.  We needed to bathe. We have avoided this for a few days. We’re not shy and we’ve certainly done our share [...]

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Wingin’ It With Kids – A No Plans Travel Approach

January 6, 2012

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Our plane - TropicAir

We’ve been wanting to explore more of the mainland in Belize for a while now but had not made it off the island yet.  Then we got word of a Christmas Day airfare sale – $25 BZ (that’s $12.50 US) flight segments to anywhere they fly. But, where do we go? As far as possible.

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Activities for Kids on Ambergris Caye, Belize

January 5, 2012

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Fishing off the docks in Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye is one of the largest, most visited islands in Belize.  Most adults visit the island for the incredible diving and snorkeling that the Belize Barrier Reef offers, but what about activities for children, especially little kids?  We’ve have lived here for 2 months with our 3 and 1 year old and have a [...]

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First Time in First Class

November 15, 2011

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To fly from Costa Rica to Belize, we had two choices.  The first was an economy fare that entailed a 23 hour journey.  The second was executive class, which took 3 1/2 hours.  The price for first class was actually less than the economy, so it made the decision a no-brainer.  I booked all four [...]

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