Diary of a Globetrotting Family
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Week 27, Snapshots of Everyday Osaka, Japan
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Daily life in a major Japanese city… complete with antibiotics Life there wasn’t harried, but neither was it still. That paraphrases the end of one of my favorite books, Louise Penny’s Still Life, the first of her acclaimed Three Pines/Inspector Gamache series. A certain flip of that applies to everyday …
Week 26, Osaka, Japan
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Takoyaki, sakura, local baseball, and a short update this week I love sharing these Osaka diary updates with you. But, as I’ll explain soon, I recently had to deal with a slight medical issue. Plus, Jodie and I are hard at work on some behind-the-scenes business stuff, and we’re getting …
Week 25, Osaka, Japan
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Setting into our neighborhood, with deliciousness and calm all around Singapore has futuristic grandeur. Bangkok has bustle. Tokyo’s sophistication carries both tradition and the future. And Osaka, Japan, knows that the most important thing is lots of places to eat all around. Jodie has an incredible knack for finding accommodation. …
Week 24, Tokyo Disney and Osaka, Japan
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Connor’s complaint, 2 days of Tokyo Disney, and Aster’s first Shinkansen From our rough arrival into Tokyo, we quickly recovered and immediately felt the excitement of being back in a country we adore. Aster has heard about Japan ever since she was a baby. Within the first day, she was …
Week 23, Bangkok, Thailand, and Tokyo, Japan
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Bangkok huskies, tween on board, bad air, and we are two for two on crazy late arrivals into Japan We returned to Bangkok for a few days of sightseeing—but the air quality took an unexpected toll. Still, we loved getting to know Thailand so well, and knew we would be …
Week 22, Hua Hin, Thailand
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Kid changes, our travel talisman, and a big family decision Our last days in Hua Hin. During this final week in a beachside Thai town, we highlight kid changes, reflect on a travel talisman, and work on a big family decision that will shape all of our future travels. “The …
6 family travel lessons from 6 months of full-time world travel [Week 21, Hua Hin, Thailand]
Diary of a Globetrotting Family After half a year of full-time travel, here are 6 family travel lessons we’ve taken to heart For this week’s Diary of a Globetrotting Family, we wanted to do something a little different. Since leaving our home in August 2022, as of this entry we’ve been traveling full-time for 6 …
Week 20, Hua Hin, Thailand
Diary of a Globetrotting Family Phantom pain, kittens, Thai dentists, and I’m leaving my family A week of everyday living on the road in Hua Hin, Thailand, observations on the differences between dentists in Thailand versus the USA, but also with some serious phantom pain for Jodie. And a strange circumstance, involving the Air Force… …