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Giraffe in Nairobi

The last two weeks or so has seen spending quite a lot of time in two capital cities. The first was Kampala, Uganda.  I was driving a large 4WD we had hired from Expedient Car Hire (loved their service and great rates) in crazy Kampala traffic, and with Explorason being a magnificent navigator. Somehow he would manage […]

Fussy Eating

Fussy Eating Kids – Cure Them With Travel Do you have fussy eating kids? Have you ever put off travel because you just can’t bear the thought of your children complaining about the lack of their favorite foods – yes, they are what is known as fussy eating kids! If your child is a fussy […]

A Road Trip Is A Perfect Way To Travel

How long For exactly one year we took a very, very long road trip. A road trip that leads us along the ‘Road Less Travelled’ – which is by far my favorite way to travel as we meandered along many back roads, through lovely villages. With Explorason by my side as the perfect traveling companion, […]

Meet 7 families who travel the world

“These seven families will change how you think about taking your kids on the road” Here in this photograph, you see three world traveling families – The Kings, The Benders and The Johnston’s – that, of course, is us on the end! Today we are pleased that we have been included in an article by Erin Bender in the highly […]

Budgeting for long term travel

Budgeting for long-term travel is a very important part of preparing for your trip. There are so many areas that need to be addressed before you embark on your journey, and this article featured on Discavo Travel Magazine is a must read for anyone planning to travel. Deciding on how you will travel, for how […]

Visiting unusual and exotic places with your child

Traveling the world with a child is exciting when visiting unusual and exotic places with your child.  We go to so many new, astounding, incredible, and interesting places. From Cuba to Paraguay and up to Liechtenstein, or down to Tunisia – there has been so many. Recently we were asked to compile our top list […]

Super Sensational Simba Safari – Uganda Africa

Simba Safari Camp is not what we expected – it was MUCH BETTER!  This was not just an African Safari Camp, and it excelled our expectations on every level. Simba Safari Camp states they are budget on their website, so we instantly thought this meant a secondary standard, but everything was just superb! So let us […]

Add A Little Luxury To Your African Safari

It is time for us to ‘hit the road’, after several weeks volunteering with mission work in remote Uganda.  We are excited to see Africa, and I’ve been really brave in what comes next. We have hired a 4WD from a fabulous company called Expedient Car Hire who delivered it right to our hotel, and at […]

What if YOU had no bed? Africa Slums

There were nine in the bed, and the little one said – roll over, roll over ….. Walking into this humble two-roomed house was a shock to me. There piled in the corner was the entire bedding shared between 9 children, including teenagers. This family was part of the local village in a remote impoverished […]

From Ultimate Sophistication to Squalor Slums of Uganda

We have gone from splendid sophistication to squalor slums of Uganda Outside, the African night sang a loud melody with the sound of night birds and insects. As I lay tented within my mosquito net in a metal frame bunk bed, I thought how much my life had changed in just one month. Left behind […]

Sharing Love in Uganda Africa

Coming to Africa has been on our hearts for what seems to be forever.  I knew a long time friend, who along with her husband ran a small ‘not for profit mission’ In The Field Ministries in Uganda.  I had spoken to her on a few occasions about us coming to volunteer. So when our […]

12 Tips When Terror Strikes Travel

We were in Tunisia supposed to be having some rest. However, we found ourselves facing a terrorist attack instead. As a parent I needed to be quick thinking and to protect my child. Here I share 12 steps that I believe a parent should read and talk over with their child/children. You never know when […]