Aranui Cruise Day 2 – We Went Looking for Whales… and Found Something Better
We Went Looking for Whales… and Found Something Better Location: En route to Rurutu ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands Expedition ** Day 2: November 2 –…
Aranui Cruise Day 1: Setting Sail from Tahiti to the Austral Islands
Why We Took Our Kids on a Cargo Cruise to the End of the Earth (and Loved It) Location: Papeete, Tahiti ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands…
Day 19 — Three Generations, Four Countries, and Every Transportation Method Except Submarine
There are trips you remember by the places.This one, I may remember by the vehicles.Over three weeks, across Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Rome, we moved by almost every form of…
Day 18 — Rome in One Day by Scooter Was a Terrible Idea. Naturally, It Was Fantastic.
There are moments in family travel when a child suggests an idea so ridiculous that the responsible adult should immediately say no.This was one of those moments.Orin suggested that we…
Day 17 — Rome Was Supposed to Be the Easy Stop. Then We Put Grandma on a Scooter.
There is a strange confidence that comes after surviving Morocco, Egypt, and Petra with three generations of family.You begin to think, “We’ve handled camels, sleeper trains, feluccas, donkey stairs, hot…
Day 16 — Petra’s Back Door, a Donkey Named Zuzu, and the Scam We Walked Straight Into
There are travel decisions that feel clever when you make them.Entering Petra through the back door was one of those decisions.Petra is enormous, and the classic entrance through the Siq…
Day 15 — Cairo Airport Tried to Break Us Before Jordan Could Welcome Us
There are airports that feel organized.There are airports that feel busy.And then there is Cairo Airport, which felt like someone turned a maze into a group project and forgot to…
Day 14 — Sixty Balloons, One Sunrise, and the Karnak Temple That Would Not Stop Being Huge
There are mornings when waking up at 4:30 a.m. feels like punishment.This morning felt like punishment with potential.We were in Luxor, and we had booked a sunrise hot air balloon…
Day 13 — The Valley of the Kings, King Tut, and the Horse Cart That Took Us to the Wrong Market
There are places in Egypt where the ancient world feels far away.The Valley of the Kings is not one of them.It feels close.Not close in the comforting way, like an…
Day 12 — The Nile Gave Us Blankets, a Singing Paddleboarder, and Crocodile Mummies
After several days of alarms that felt personally hostile, the morning in Aswan began with something gentler.We were still leaving.The bags were still packed.The schedule still existed.But instead of climbing…
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