We are preparing for full time travel around-the-world as a family of four. When choosing travel toiletries, we kept these criteria in mind: Good for long-term travel Mostly solid toiletries Preferably zero-waste, low-waste, or reusable containers Natural or non-toxic ingredients Hopefully each item we packed falls into at least two of these categories. It would …
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Unawatuna Beach Town We decided that we didn’t want to spend our last night in Colombo for a couple of reasons: Colombo is expensive and accommodations are spread out. We would rather spend our time at the beach than the craziness of Colombo 😉 The best way to get to Columbo International Airport early from …
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December 12-20, 2014 We spent a leisurely week in Ho Chi Minh City, adjusting to the time difference and being back in SE Asia. Now that we have our 12-month-old along for the journey, we are taking it at a much slower pace. A typical day starts off when Kaisho wakes us around 5:30-6:30am. He …
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December 13, 2014 Aloha, Hawaii! A hui hou, goodbye, until we meet again! It is time to bid our friends in Hawaii goodbye, but we are sure to be back again, someday. Oahu was the perfect place for Kaisho to spend his first year, but now it’s time for him to see the world! George, …
August 31, 2012 Tips: Visit the museum. It’s included in the cost of admission and well worth an hour to learn about the rock before you climb and you probably wont need a guide. Arrive early as the crowds gathered around 11AM. Bring water! Ask for good directions to the car park. You will meet …
Aug 30, 2012 Despite our tiring two-day journey from Phi Phi, Thailand to Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, we jumped right into the sightseeing. We spent the night of August 29 at the Milano Tourist Rest House and were able to get a full night’s sleep. Milano is located near many of the sites and close to …
August 2012 We spent our month on Kata Beach in Phuket, Thailand mostly catching up on work, broken by swims in the pool and walks on the beach. On some Wednesdays we would take the songthaew to the Central Festival Mall in Phuket Town, to watch movies (which are cheaper on Wednesdays). The waves are …
August 2012 After our travels through Myanmar, we spent the month of August in Kata Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand. We looked for a hotel to stay at for an entire month, but not finding anywhere we were sure about, we decided to rent a room for two weeks to start with. Our home for the …
July 29-30, 2012 When we returned to Yangon at the end of our journey through Myanmar we had two full days left. We would have been happy to fly to Thailand right away, but instead we had two days to pass in the city. July 29, 2012 White Elephants and White Marble Buddha (Kyauk Daw …