It appears that quite a few people are wondering just how one goes about getting enough food while hiking 500 miles through the Rockies. I’ll post here my thoughts on that issue from BEFORE we’ve done it – that might end up being a very different scenario from what actually happens.… Read full post »

To achieve great things you must be willing to hate it and keep going anyway

That doesn’t make sense, does it? Why would you keep… Read full post »

It’s T minus seven days and we’re frantic.  Our living room floor is littered with boxes and bags of food that I’m attempting to wrestle into some semblance of order.

Our dining room is filled with backpac… Read full post »

I’m honored to be able to participate in another giveaway – this time for a $150 gift card from Amazon!

This giveaway is sponsored by Handmade Peaces. Handmade Peaces offers handcrafted & eco-friendly products made by artisans in the USA. No imports ever. They have everything from artisan jew… Read full post »

• Will my kids learn everything they need to know?
• Will I be able to keep up with my children’s education on the road?
• Will I harm my children so they’ll never be able to live a normal life?

These are questions most parents ask before setting out for long… Read full post »

Holy freakin’ Batman and Robin! We’ve been nominated for Best Personal Story on CNN IReport! Out of the hundreds of thousands of ireports filed every year, ours is one of six finalists in the Best Personal Story category!

VOTE HERE!

Although their judges will choose the winner is each of… Read full post »

Memories of the time I spent with my mother are some of the most special memories I have. Make the most of every moment you have with your mom – her days are limited.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos scanned of me and Mom, but here are a few of… Read full post »

“Nancy, face it. You blew it – you shoulda had a cell phone.â€

I got it again today. The ol’ a-cell-phone-in-your-pocket-will-save-your-life-and-make-all-your-worries-go-away stuff. You know the drill – if you have a cell phone nothing bad will ever happen and you should never, ever leave yo… Read full post »

“What should I do about travel insurance?â€

That’s a question we get asked on a fairly regular basis and, frankly, I have a hard time answering. It’s because… well, what is travel insurance?

Some people are looking for medical insurance while traveling abroad, others are looking to insure th… Read full post »

A while ago my wife sat quietly at her computer, responding to comments on our blog. “John,†she frantically shouted, “something’s wrong with our website. Nothing is coming up.â€

I raced to where our files were stored and my heart sank as I sat staring at the directory on our host… Read full post »

For many dreams, having a source of income that does not revolve around physically being present in a certain place is a must, but creating that situation can be difficult. It may seem, at first glance, as an impossible task, but I believe we’re all up for reaching our own personal… Read full post »

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

How do you clean up a barn that looks like this?

Exactly the same, or so I’m telling myself.

This, if you ask me, is certainly one big huge hairy audacious goal.… Read full post »

You’ve been steering your ship toward your dream for ages. It’s hard work, but you’re determined to make it happen. The dream is too important to abandon; you’ve dedicated years of your life to making it come true.

I applaud you for your dedication! It is hard work to make a… Read full post »

Written and illustrated by Kelly Wilson

Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived on a boat named “Dreams.â€Â Â This beautiful boat had taken her to many different lands during her life:  School, Marriage and Children.  These were all wonderful destinations that she had visited and fo… Read full post »

Long term travel is just that – traveling for a long time. It is not a series of short vacations strung together. Nor is it one long vacation where each and every day is preprogrammed to the finest...
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No parent wants their child to get hurt. It’s a parent’s worst nightmare to hear the wail of their child who has fallen and hurt himself, and even worse yet if there is no wail. We go to great lengths to protect our offspring from injuring themselves, but have we gone… Read full post »

I keep saying I’m done with bike touring for a while, but then I read posts like this and think maybe I’m not   I have to say, Europe is next on my list. Many thanks to our sponsors from Club Med for this post.

If you have the chance… Read full post »

I’ve enjoyed putting together my Redefining Education series of articles and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them. It’s been an interesting journey.

There have been some articles I wanted to jump up and down and shout “READ THIS!†from the rooftops and then there… Read full post »

I think there is a general consensus that our systems of education need improvement – whether it’s government, private or home school. There are multiple solutions for reaching this end of ‘educational reformation’, and each begins with more parental i… Read full post »

 Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
–From T.S. Elliot’s The Rock

I never claimed to have studied education reform. I’m just a parent of two high school aged children who, except for one year of… Read full post »

Our youth are uneducated and unprepared to face today’s global economy. The worklife that their parents and grandparents have thrived in is no longer valid – people don’t have one job, one career anymore. They might have a plethora of jobs, and/or no c… Read full post »

In our 22 months of full time rving we have passed thousands of schools.  We’ve also passed hundreds of jails, and I’m always struck by how similar they look.

Have you noticed this too?

Bland concrete walls, small windows, tall chain link fences.

Both institutions reek of, well… Read full post »

If we give kids  the foundation to dream, they will figure out the grammar and the history the minute it helps them to reach their goals and make a difference.  ~Seth Godin from ‘Stop Stealing Dreams’

I am an unschooling parent. There is no doubt our approach to ed… Read full post »

The most remarkable thing about the technique of thinking out loud is that every parent can do it every day while going about the business of life with her child(ren). Thinking out loud is yet another interesting, fun non-time-consuming way for children to learn, no complicated… Read full post »