Portugal Short Blog Posts Portugal was a relatively short stop for us with 5 days in Lagos and 3 Lisbon. It was just basically just enough time to realize that we did not plan enough time in Portugal and we want to come back. Lagos, Portugal and the Algarve Coast by Fitz5 | Jan 12, 2018 | Well, to …
Costa Rica Short Blog Posts These small snippets that we wrote while traveling can give a better idea about what life is like during long term travel. The larger articles have much more information but these are much more fun. A Long Travel Day by Fitz5 | Oct 1, 2017 Our travel day started with a drive …
Copenhagen, Denmark Short Blog Posts Our first experience and extended stay in Europe was in Copenhagen. It was a great choice. It’s expensive but we were able to find ways to stay in budget. We loved how easy it was to navigate the city and how many things there were to do. We would love …
Morocco Short Blog Posts Marrakech Morocco if a vibrant city with an unique atmosphere and full of history. Morocco is likely an easier place to visit for traveling families but can be very overwhelming. We loved our riad and enjoyed a short stay here between Copenhagen and Spain. It was definately a memorable part of …
Sol Duc Hot Springs Camping by Fitz5 | Aug 24, 2017 We needed one night of lodging before getting on the ferries so we stayed at Sol Duc Springs Campground in Olympic National Park. The campsites were in a beautiful forest. The kids loved making an obstacle course out of the falling trees. The springs looked really nice …
Oregon Small Blog Bites We started documenting our trip with small snippets at the end of each day. Here’s all of those daily snippets organized in a better manor to make it easier to follow our gap year journey. There is not a lot of information in these small notes but there are a lot …
A Worm in the Toilet – A Travel Dilemma All kids of crazy thing can (and might) happen when you travel as a family. Finding a worm in the toilet was not on my things to be especially concerned about list. I usually feel I’m pretty tough but this was a 8/10 yuckiness level. Like …
Carnival in Malaga with Kids We love Carnival (or Mardi Gras as we call it in the Southern US). Since we moved to Colorado we’ve been in serious withdrawals. Luckily for us, Spain has Carnival and also lucky for us it was a great place to take the kids. We originally were aiming for …
On our way to Gibraltar we decided to take a little beach detour. We stopped at the seaside town of Estepona. We grabbed a quick lunch at a great McDonald’s. When we are home we probably eat at McDonald’s twice a year. However, when you have a car full of hungry kids, McDonald’s is a …
Our plan for Spain is to pick a home base in the middle (Olvera) and make day trips to explore. We already had a lovely time in Ronda (lovely is my new favorite word). Today’s trip – Gibraltar (after a stop on the Costa Del Sol) but first we have to get there. I generally …
