On our second day in Iceland, we went horseback riding at Laxnes Horse Farm, about 30 kilometers out of Reykjavik. Icelandic horses have an interesting history. No horses have been imported from the mainland in over 1000 years, making the breed completely native to Iceland. On top of that, all Icelandic horses have five gaits as supposed to the common four. They have the common gaits: ... View Post
Get Ready, Get Set…
I left off the "A Year of Planning" post with my reasons for going east to Europe instead of west to Asia. Once I had a direction, the ideas came fast and furious and I spent hours, and I really mean up to 8-10 hours a day, doing research. I researched where to go, what to do, how long to spend in places, the things I needed to do to get to those places (visas, vaccines, tickets), and read ... View Post
Zip Lining Over the Rio Colorado
I feel myself soaring over the Rio Colorado 50-some feet below. The hot sun and strong breeze give me a nice combination of hot and cold that balances out. Despite moving at over 40 miles an hour, I am at peace. Today is our final full day in Costa Rica, after five days of volunteer work at Costa Del Oro Beach. We have been on the Nicoya Peninsula watching wild olive ridley sea ... View Post
I’m Leaving For A Year?!
In a few days my family and I are leaving on a world trip and we have started packing for our endeavor. Just today, we set out all of our clothing that we wanted to take and we have spent piles of money on Amazon for supplies we will need. Also, we’re taking longer walks with the dogs now so that we won’t get tired quickly while touring on the trip. The trip hasn’t felt like it was ... View Post
Costa Rica and Sea Turtle Conservation
We set out to discover a little about Costa Rica and ended up learning a lot about sea turtles, ourselves, and "Pura Vida" or "pure life." This trip was a special add-on to our adventures around the world since we sold our house and didn't really have a place to live in August. So off we went to Costa Rica to do a little volunteer work. Our first day we landed and spent the night at a hotel in ... View Post
A Year of Planning
Last September, I decided I was going to do it. I was going to take a trip around the world. I was going to take my kids. I was going to do it. I just had to figure out how. Going around the world should be easy. With the internet and the ability to reserve almost anything online at any time, travel to foreign countries has become so much easier. I can't imagine doing this 20 or 30 years ago. ... View Post
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