Have you ever wondered how clouds are formed?  Is it by magic or by people?  Is it by the earth or water?  In this blog, you will learn the truth about how clouds are formed. This is how clouds are formed. Water will flow in a bigger body of water.  The sun will heat the water up and heat floats...

I grew germs. You can find germs everywhere. You cannot see germs without a microscope. But, I will tell you how to grow germs so that you can see them with your eyes. First Boil water and put in a spoonful of sugar and gelatin. Stir the gelatin and sugar until it is melted. Put boiling water in petri...

During our stay in Layton, Utah we were looking at things to do that would be fun, yet educational. We were tipped off that just to the north was just the place we were looking for, The George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden. We arrived at the museum on a cool sunny morning and found only two cars in...

When we were in Idaho we met a rancher named Jerry at the Boise Farmers’ Market who raises elk. We got invited out for a tour of the ranch, which is called Timber Butte Elk Ranch. Massive 6-point bull elk The elk rancher has two male elk, called bulls, and 46 female elk, called cows. He is hoping...

After many years of dreaming about round-the-world (RTW) travel, we finally set off one week ago on our own 2-year family adventure to do just that. Our first week has had its highs and lows and we find ourselves stuck in the transition from “normal life” to life on the road; neither here nor there...

When a young adult travels internationally it’s “An adventure.” When older adults travel internationally it’s “Living life.” So why does it scare the crap out of people when a family travels internationally? Since we first decided to take a couple of years off and travel the world as a family...

We have an addition to the family, and no, it’s not a sibling for Sydney. It’s a new blog! It seems like every traveler and traveling family have their own blogs now, but you rarely see any blog posts from that of the children being dragged around the world by their wander-crazed parents. All families...

Choosing between having our 6-year old daughter learn about the Costa Rican rainforest by watching episodes of Dora the Explorer on TV, or to experience it in person was an easy one. Let’s go to Costa Rica! With our airline tickets purchased, various lodgings and a 4-wheel drive rental car reserved,...

On our recent trip to Kauai we had Sydney, our 6-year old daughter, keep a travel journal as part of her school work. Here is what she wrote: The comment on this last one was from Sydney’s Kindergarten teacher.

After spending the day flying to the Hawaiian island of Kauai from the mainland we made our way to Costco and Safeway to buy groceries for our stay. While the food is really expensive in Hawaii, Costco’s prices are generally the same prices as they are on the mainland. We filled every nook and cranny...

Recently on a travel forum, somebody asked the question in regards to going on a round the world trip, “How long do you stay in any one place?” The answers were 3-5 days average. For us, that sounds exhausting!  We consider the day you arrive and the day you leave as travel days as they rarely give...