Bunratty Castle and Village, Ireland

  Our visit to Bunratty Castle was on a cold and somewhat windy and rainy day – yes – I guess a normal Winter’s day in the mid-west. As we entered, we had no idea that it was a completely rebuilt and moved village, depicting life from yesteryear. Bunratty Castle is the most complete and […]

A rainy day in Ireland with a child

A rainy day in Ireland with a child What do you do on a rainy Ireland day?  We all know Ireland has many of these, so if you are planning some days in Ireland, you might enjoy reading about our day. Our hosts seem to know all the answers to this. One thing we discovered […]

Cobh Ireland and the Titanic and Famine history

Cobh Ireland and the Titanic and Famine history Our lovely hosts drove us to Cobh on the coast of Ireland today. It is a bit of a bleak day. This is the spot where so many had to say farewell to their family members when the famine was on. Thousands, in fact, more than a […]

Kissing the Blarney Stone and visiting the Castle

Kissing the Blarney Stone and visiting the Castle We have flown from Miami, the USA to London, and then onto Ireland. What a blessing to be collected from the airport by two lovely people we have never met. We stayed with friends in Brazil. She knew a lovely Brazilian – Irish couple, and they invited […]

CUSTOMS BORDER CONTROL Miami USA, Heathrow UK, Ireland

CUSTOMS and BORDER CONTROL Miami USA, Heathrow UK, and the Republic of Ireland We have just finished one and a half years of traveling in North, South and Central America. Now it is time to head to the other side of the world. We have been staying with our Airbnb host, and he is kind […]

Last day in Miami USA – a day trip to South Beach

Last day in Miami USA – a day trip to South Beach I can’t believe it is our last day in Miami. Not only Miami but Florida. Not only Florida but the USA. Not only the USA but the whole of North America. Not only North America but this whole side of the world! Where […]

Downtown Miami and Bayside Florida

Downtown Miami and Bayside Florida Today is a bit of a cooler and overcast day, so we decided it might be a good day to go and explore downtown Miami.  We are staying in the outer neighborhood, so we caught a bus in. About 3/4 of the way through we had to hop off as […]

Gourmet Organic Coffee sachets for the traveller with style

Gourmet Organic Coffee sachets for the traveler with style Yesterday we went to a local fair in North Miami Beach. There I met the loveliest lady (Marilyn), and we started to chat. She was showing people some fabulous flavors of Gourmet Organic Coffee. As we talked, I realized just how good this product was. Travelers would […]

Single Parent Travel and Educating your Child on the Road

I was talking to a single Mum about single parent travel via Facebook today. She has been reading my articles I’m writing from Brazil and is planning to travel with her child. We were brainstorming on the ideas that do and don’t work. Everything was wrapped around the idea of travelling as a single parent […]

World Schooling and Unschooling Online Games For Kids

When traveling, world schooling and unschooling online games are often good to keep your child stimulated. We’ve recently published an article on the great websites to use as resources and you can explore those options here. But when it comes to games, here are some suggestions. Some of the websites (mostly for older students but a […]

Best Websites Home Schooling Unschooling World Schooling

World schooling is using the world as your classroom. Whether we are exploring Australia, or in the centre of a pyramid in Egypt, we believe in world schooling. Education Sites When traveling, it is often good to find new sites to keep your child stimulated. Here are some suggestions and also some free online classes sites. […]

Bonito Brazil River Tubing Down Waterfalls

We walked down from the Balneario Municipal Park for our next adventure which is Tubing Down Waterfalls. Wrong Booking Time However, there is a small problem. We had been given the wrong time and so we missed our booking. We had already been charged for the experience at Catarino’s Guest House. They were wonderful, however, and booked […]