Well, here it is — my go live message. Thank you for taking the time to visit my new website. Building a page of one’s own is a bit of an exercise in narcissism, I admit. This site will aim for the highest standards. I’ll share photos and observations from a family fortunate enough to have traveled to far corners of the world, with more adventures still ahead. It’s also meant to inform and inspire you, dear reader.
If you explore and poke around this site, I guarantee you’ll discover places you never knew existed — or find new depth in a place you’ve heard of, visited, or hope to visit someday.
This is a long-term project, and each module is a project in itself. I see plenty of work ahead between now and 2019 before this page begins to reach its full potential.
As a couple, my wife Rose and I have made choices, set priorities, and managed our goals. Rose is mostly the one who has done all that, but that’s another story. We set aside enough money that we can not only travel the world but also take our children along. Jessica is our 7-year-old girl, and Cameron is our 11-year-old boy. Travels with children means accepting a higher level of complexity and stress. The expense and sheer hard work can be overwhelming enough to make the whole thing a non-starter.
Traveling alone, with friends, as a couple, or on business are all equally valid ways to explore our world. Sharing these adventures with our own children adds a layer of completeness. If your children are like ours, their outlooks, observations, and humor are quite similar to their parents’. The chance to laugh together with our children while experiencing these wonders makes the extra effort worthwhile.
All of this translates to one or two major vacations every year or so, plus the occasional side trip. The style of this blog aims to be artistic, immersive, and informative. You’ll find invitations to ponder some of the deeper concepts that come with worldwide travel. Those concepts are there whether or not we choose to ponder them, and our experience is no less rich if we take travel at face value. Those of us with children travel to the grocery store, the swimming pool, and soccer practice. How about the Philippines, Canada, and India? If our family can do it, many of you can too.
Let’s also face the fact that many cannot travel for any number of legitimate reasons. For you I wish from the fibers of my being, that you still find joy in travel and the world, on this page.
This site is built around the idea that family travel is worth the extra planning, cost, and effort. Expect photo-driven stories and honest observations from the road, along with reflections on what it means to explore the world with children in tow. Whether you are planning your own trip or simply dreaming of one, there is something here for you.
