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New Zealand part 5: The north island

June 18, 2019By admin2 Comments
New Zealand part 5: The north island

New Zealand’s north and south islands are roughly equal in size, but not in fame; the south island seems to get all the attention whereas the north island is the urbanized sidekick; Mario’s Luigi, Batman’s Robin; Ferris Bueller’s Cameron – […]

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New Zealand part four: the rest of the south island

June 1, 2019By admin4 Comments
New Zealand part four: the rest of the south island

After the glow worms – and especially Milford Sound – we couldn’t help but suspect that we’d seen the best of New Zealand – the enchanted far south. But as we drove from Te Anau to Wanaka there was more […]

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Thinking critically about constructive criticism

May 31, 2019By admin32 Comments
Thinking critically about constructive criticism

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. Dale Carnegie I’ve been writing a lot about destinations recently, and less about the the thoughts and changes that […]

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New Zealand Part Three: glow worms and fjords

May 18, 2019By admin10 Comments
New Zealand Part Three: glow worms and fjords

We woke up early. A fast breakfast of muesli and fruit; high octane coffee for those of age. I had filled up the minivan with fuel the night before. There would be no gas stations between us and our destination, […]

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New Zealand Part Two: a frugal family road trip

May 11, 2019By admin5 Comments
New Zealand Part Two: a frugal family road trip

Our arrival in New Zealand (which involved secret snacks, a customs interrogation and a beagle) turned into a post all by itself. This is about the beginning of the adventure we did plan: a New Zealand family road trip. If […]

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New Zealand Part One: the glass island

May 5, 2019By admin12 Comments
New Zealand Part One: the glass island

Don’t bring food to New Zealand. There’s a cute beagle in the airport with a nose ten billion times more sensitive than yours, anxiously awaiting your arrival. He and the man on the other end of the leash love to […]

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Back to Canada: What do the boys think? (by Lindsay)

May 2, 2019By admin13 Comments
Back to Canada: What do the boys think? (by Lindsay)

The two most common questions we received after Matt’s post about returning to medicine were, “How does Lindsay feel?” and, “How did the boys react?” You have heard my side. But were we able to “sell” the boys on the […]

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My Side of the Story (by Lindsay)

April 28, 2019By admin13 Comments
My Side of the Story (by Lindsay)

By this point, I am sure you have read about our plans to come back to Canada at the end of our year of traveling. Since the announcement, we have received a lot of wonderful messages and emails from family, […]

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Australia: Back to the land of luxury

April 26, 2019By admin3 Comments
Australia:  Back to the land of luxury

We have a little catching up to do! Our last blog post was about a big family decision. The one before that was about taking a day to really see who the kids are becoming. The last time I wrote […]

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The prodigal physician

April 9, 2019By admin44 Comments
The prodigal physician

When we tell people that we sold our house and most of our stuff to travel around the world with our kids, the response is often: “Wow, you’re brave!” But it’s not true. Bravery is action in the face of […]

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