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Wordless Wednesday: Feed the birds

Feed the Birds

Around the World

When I was in college, I always dreamed of taking a summer off to travel around Europe. School or work always seemed to get in the way, and I never got my summer backpacking around Europe. Now that I am older and have kids, I still want to pack up and travel. However, as an adult with a job, house, and a whole host of other responsibilities, it isn’t quite that easy. So here is the plan:

When the kids are older, we are going to take a year off and travel the world with them. We will likely wait until the kids are in the 9-13 years old range. I want them to be old enough to remember the trip, but not so old that they are too cool to hang with mom and dad for a year.

I don’t know exactly where [more...]

Snakes, Frogs, and Creepy-crawlies, Oh My!

Poison Dart Frog native to Costa Rica

Poison Dart Frog native to Costa Rica

Today is Monday. I’m back at work and dreaming about a vacation 180 degrees from sitting at my desk. Lately, Costa Rica has taken a prominent place in those dreams. I keep thinking of Trekking through a cloud forest looking for interesting animals, watching a light show from a volcano, seeing monkeys frolic on the beach, swimming in a thermal spring and basking in the warm tropical sun. It sounds pretty perfect to me right now.
There are other reasons that Costa Rica is high on my list. It is a short flight from Miami, about 3 hours. A 3 hour flight with 2 small boys should be fairly painless (I can hope right, don’t ruin [more...]