Author: Chad and Heidi

Oz Highlights

Sorry Folks!  I just realized we never did our highlights from Australia so I started a blog to jot down thoughts and accidentally hit publish instead of Save Draft!  Getting use to using a mouse again I guess. Chad Great Barrier Reef – Went with kinda low expectations since we’ve had such amazing dives elsewhere and in 2002 it...

End of the Road

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” ― Emily Dickinson It is fun to look back at this adventure as a whole.  We focus so much on the moment each day that it is great to slow down towards the end and take a trip down memory lane.  Our dinner conversation has become about...

Australia – Same Same but Different

To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson When we landed in Brisbane we picked up a rental car to spend 2 weeks...

Last Stop – Land Down Under

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden Shia really wanted to add Australia to the roster based primarily on her love for Koala and Kangaroo.  Somehow she got her way, even though it is winter here right now.  We decided against Turkey/Greece/Bulgaria (where we originally intended to end our trip)...

Kids Ruled in Singapore & Malaysia

Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.  – Elizabeth Stone It was likely a combination of factors; the beginning of summer vacation back home, Liam’s birthday, and the limited time remaining of our global trek, but for this segment the...

Bali & Borneo

Live in the Sunshine, Swim in the Sea, Drink the Wild Air – Ralph Waldo Emerson We didn’t really know what to expect when we were to arrive in Bali.  At this point in the trip we haven’t done too much research on our destinations, we pick a spot, book a place to stay with decent reviews, and dive...

Trip Part 2 – Finding our groove in India

People don’t take trips, trips take people. – John Steinbeck We continued our quick pace of travel while Grandma was there, as we realized Sri Lanka was a bigger island than it appears and we wanted to see as many highlights as we could with her.  Also, we recognize that we are naturally fast paced travelers, we like being...

Five set free

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. – Lao Tzu And Grandma makes 5.  For two weeks Grandma (Heidi’s mom) joined our pack of nomads.  Chad developed his thirst for travel based on his own sincere curiosity.  Heidi’s was inherited.  Her Mom left the country solo at age 21 on her first plane flight...