1) Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France As you drive across the mostly flat land of Normandy, suddenly in the distance a spire appears.  Mont-Saint-Michel was originally founded in 708 by the Bishop of Avranches, who built a series of simple crypts after the Archangel Michael appeared

Keeping busy in the car with her Learning Curve First Keys Teether safely attached with the trusty Sassy Links. Of course, since this was in New Zealand, a stuffed kiwi joined the crowd.…

Relaxing after dinner in her UppaBaby GLite which is doing its usual double duty as a travel highchair.You love to travel with your baby and you’re looking for a travel high chair.  That’s where we were and that’s how we chose the "My Little Seat".  It’s tiny, it’s

Recently there have been a spate of conversations on Twitter about the new US State Department warnings against travel to Europe and whether people still feel comfortable going there.  In general we’ve always been asked, “Oh, isn’t that dangerous?” when we tell people where we’re

Other than their safety, the other big fear that people commonly share with us is the difficulty in communicating.  Ok, they’re convinced it’s safe – but how will we tell people what we want?  Our answer is that you’d be amazed how easy it is!  Charades, much like Coke

UPDATE #2 (05/05/2011): Trying out the Phil & Teds Traveler (Travel Cot) at homeWe are now the happy owners of two Phil & Ted’s travel cots.  We recently traveled to to Canada with our just turned two-year-old toddler and our four-month-old baby and both of them slept gr

Passed out in our trusty G-Lite with a Booginhead SippiGrip keeping "Bear" safely attachedRecently we flew from San Francisco to Toronto.  We followed up that five hour flight with a RIDICULOUSLY long 7 1/2 hour drive to Montreal.  Then we made whirlwind visit to f

iPhone 4 and Stoaway Bluetooth KeyboardNormally, we don’t travel with much technology.  A small unlocked cellphone for emergencies, and sometimes a PDA (remember those?).  However we recently took the plunge and each got an iPhone 4.…

Someone emailed us some questions about Tunisia, so we’re going to answer him here so other people can hopefully get something from our answers as well!   Q: Did you have any problems with Tunisians saying things or acting strangely to your wife Wendy?…

Since we joined Twitter a few months back (we know, we were the last people on Earth to do so!) we’ve “met” lots of people who are traveling indefinitely.  They’ve sold everything and hit the road.  They’re having the time of their lives and they have little or no desire to