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The Value in Values (a post by Lindsay)

March 4, 2019By admin11 Comments
The Value in Values (a post by Lindsay)

This blogpost has been simmering in the back of my mind for months. Over the past week, I have been met with some overwhelming feelings that have forced me to sit down and write. We all know the power of […]

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Sailing school 2: life lessons

February 26, 2019By admin19 Comments
Sailing school 2: life lessons

We ended the last blog post with our crew departing from the marina to start our five days of sailing school. Aboard our 45′ Beneteau we had Paul, our instructor; Jess, his Thai girlfriend; Rudy and Tom, beginner sailors taking […]

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Sailing school 1: sailing into trouble

February 26, 2019By admin5 Comments
Sailing school 1: sailing into trouble

It’s bad luck to whistle on a ship – you might call up a storm. But there’s another historical reason not to whistle. The British Royal Navy used whistled patterns to communicate. The thoughtless whistle of a crew member might […]

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What does it cost to travel the world? Show me the money!

February 14, 2019By admin16 Comments
What does it cost to travel the world?  Show me the money!

Six people, six months of travel expenses How much does it cost to travel the world as a family? It’s the question that everyone wonders about but most are afraid to ask. Well, the wait is over. I’m about to […]

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Reflections on life, travel and leaving medicine (a six month review)

February 4, 2019By admin19 Comments
Reflections on life, travel and leaving medicine (a six month review)

We embarked on this family adventure because we were looking for something: a broader education for the kids, a defining family experience, and an alternative to a job that I was finding increasingly exhausting. Why would anyone want to leave […]

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Lindsay’s six-month check-up: it’s all about the kids.

February 3, 2019By admin7 Comments
Lindsay's six-month check-up:  it's all about the kids.

It’s official: we’ve been traveling for six months! Time to reflect on everything we have experienced and learned. We came into this with very few expectations. How could we know what to expect when this lifestyle was so foreign to […]

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Owen’s six month check-up

February 2, 2019By admin4 Comments
Owen's six month check-up

This is my big list of all of my favourite things on this trip, enjoy! Favourite Country Turkey is currently my favourite country, Istanbul if you want to be specific. I like the people, and definitely the food. One of […]

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Jake’s six month check-up

February 1, 2019By admin4 Comments
Jake's six month check-up

This is a list of my favourite things of these first six months of our trip. Favourite Language: Czech I really liked Czech because of how easy it was to learn. The pronunciation was easy and Duolingo made it way […]

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Ben’s six-month check-up

January 31, 2019By admin5 Comments
Ben's six-month check-up

Half of a year is a lot of traveling but we still haven’t been to South America, Africa, Oceania or Antarctica (though I’m not wishing to go there). Anyway, I want to keep on traveling because we get new experiences […]

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Eli’s six-month check-up

January 30, 2019By admin11 Comments
Eli's six-month check-up

How do I feel about traveling? I want to keep on traveling until we can get a sailboat. Why do I want a sailboat? I want a sailboat because we would have a home base. And it’s tiring carrying my […]

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