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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Just another day with the kids
It was just a normal day. Then I thought about it for a few minutes and realized that this is a normal worth writing about. We’ll start with a hot travel tip: When you’re in a new city, try to […]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Virtue and Talent
Getting to Hanoi was frustrating and expensive. Vietnam is a country that requires e-visas for Canadian citizens. To obtain said visa, there is a long and arduous online application that involves uploading pictures of your passport, head-shots for every member […]
The fragility of safety: Cambodia’s recent past
I was never that interested in history. People I knew and respected would devour history books but I was always busy with other things. Now that we’re traveling, however, history is a pillar of my midlife education. It’s not about […]
Angkor Wat and the temples of Cambodia
It was the summer of 1999. I had just finished my undergraduate degree, found out I had been accepted into McMaster medical school and was preparing for a trip of a lifetime to Southeast Asia. Life was awesome, the stars […]