I am sorry I’ve been MIA. We just got back from our vacation on Sunday and it truly was a time to rest and recreate. I barely touched my computer and instead enjoyed every minute of our trip. We saw our good friends, spent precious time with our families and were very blessed to have … Continue reading
Memories of our vacation make me smile. When I’m stuck secluded in a car in traffic for hours at a time I try to transport myself to those few days when the boys roamed free and took in every detail that the city had to offer them. When we were in Paris of course I … Continue reading
Who would have thought that a 2 year old would have more fun looking at plantations than playing at the beach? This was our experience as we visited Bali Pulina in the gorgeous mountainous area of Bali. We had hired a driver for the day and when I mentioned to him I would like to … Continue reading
This is the first of our Feeding, Diapering and Strolling your Baby series for Western Europe. I will try to write about as much as I remember for Frankfurt, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid and hopefully be able to provide some tips to make traveling with really little ones easier. Baby Guide to Frankfurt: The FDS … Continue reading
We are back home. We are certainly not settled in yet unless you consider a toddler running wild at 3 am a routine occurrence. We are so happy to be back home with daddy and apparently with Thomas the Train, the red car, the green bicycle and even the foam playmat! As I reminiscence about … Continue reading
We have finally arrived in our final destination on the other side of the world. We arrived in Monterrey, Mexico about ten days ago and have been busy buying Mexican supplies to take back to Indonesia, eating tacos almost every day and most importantly enjoying spending quality time with our family and friends. Our little European escapade … Continue reading
As I suspected, I have limited access to internet. Limited in the sense I’m not willing to pay 20 euros per day for internet at the hotel and dragging my laptop to a coffee shop with two kids plus a small bike is just too much to deal with. I was able to get a … Continue reading
As we were getting ready to visit our family in the US two years ago we decided to book our flights via Chicago to do a two-night layover on our way from Bangkok to Florida. I had never been to Chicago and I was overly excited to visit this city for the first time ever. … Continue reading
Summer, the time of the year where the biggest event in the expat community takes place: the Expat Exodus. Most everybody takes advantage of the school holidays to repatriate at least for a few weeks and enjoy quality family time, real barbecue grilled burgers, fresh (vs. frozen) berries, good root beer, and very possibly some … Continue reading
The day we were leaving Pelabuhan Ratu my dear husband decided he wanted to visit the hot springs that were located on what he said was our way out of West Java. All I could think about was how the traffic was going to keep us away from home an extra hour for each five … Continue reading
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