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Distance and incense

Just as a crash test vehicle comes to an abrupt halt as it smashes into the brick wall, so the Christmas season is over.  Some people feel like a crash test dummy, head bopping around, still in a daze as the whirlwind subsides. Aside from a lone aisle with clearance items, the decor in stores… Read More Distance and incense

December 28, 2019January 14, 2020 willtravelwithkidsLeave a comment

Nescient comfort – Sydney, Australia

On a recent morning in Sydney, Australia, I stepped out the front door of our Airbnb row house and breathed in the comforting scent of a winter hearth.  It was late November, my mental season of harsh cold outdoors and cozy warmth inside.  It only took me a few minutes to find a coffee shop… Read More Nescient comfort – Sydney, Australia

December 11, 2019 willtravelwithkidsLeave a comment

The Trigger Scent of Safari

I’ve been on many a safari.  In English usage, the word ‘safari’ is used almost exclusively to describe an animal-viewing expedition in Africa.  Having grown up on the continent, however, I like to use the word in the context of its native tongue.  ‘Safari’ simply means journey in Swahili.  Like many words in Swahili, it… Read More The Trigger Scent of Safari

October 19, 2019 willtravelwithkids2 Comments

A murder in Romania hits close to home

   Sunbeams burst through the fog that nestled among the fields and groves along a rural, two-lane road in southern Romania.  On this early morning I was headed to the airport several hours away. Normally my car was loaded with three carseats and rowdy kids.  On this day I felt the infrequent release of freedom that… Read More A murder in Romania hits close to home

July 31, 2019 willtravelwithkids3 Comments

Children, are you lost?

It was a new-to-us botanic garden.  Shaded pathways led through the foliage of South Africa and plants of New Zealand.  Each curve brought curiously shaped leaves and vibrantly blooming flowers.  I allowed the three older children, the oldest nine, to explore freely.  After an hour of bamboo groves, manzanita habitat and all type of herbage… Read More Children, are you lost?

July 17, 2019 willtravelwithkids4 Comments

The Hunt – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The hunt began the moment I walked through customs.  Being Mongolia, you might think this hunt takes place on horseback in the remote steppe, using the sharp eyes and talons of an eagle.  But those are very skilled hunters.  I haven’t been trained in that kind of hunting. I walked to the grocery store down… Read More The Hunt – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

May 11, 2019 willtravelwithkids2 Comments

Globalized locally

I grabbed my upholstery fabric, memorably purchased in Jerusalem’s old city in 2017.  I think he said the perfectly patterned material was made in Syria.  My craigslist find 1980’s chair was already in the back of the minivan.  After I dropped my youngest kids off with a friend, I drove 20 minutes to my favorite… Read More Globalized locally

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 willtravelwithkids2 Comments

Catastrophe in Mozambique – have you heard?

Fifteen miles inland, the BBC reporter told me last night, is an inland sea.  The ocean no longer stops at the shore in central Mozambique, but has moved miles inland.  The river has become a bay, drowning the city.  This was a shore where as a high-schooler I explored ship wrecks, played sand volleyball and… Read More Catastrophe in Mozambique – have you heard?

March 21, 2019 willtravelwithkids2 Comments

Dispatch from the laundromat

A downside of not having a washer and dryer at home is that time must be set aside to go to a laundromat. An upside of not having a washer and dryer at home is that all the week’s laundry gets done in 1.5 hours. Downside is I can’t throw random loads in, willy nilly,… Read More Dispatch from the laundromat

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 willtravelwithkids2 Comments

San Diego – climatic dissonance

As the sun rose in the east, the neighbor’s heavy-laden avocado tree glowed pink with new light.  The palm trees gently shook their fronds as the temperature began its morning rise, eventually reaching a pleasant 65 degrees.  But we weren’t preparing to stay and enjoy the weather.  We had a picnic to pack and chains… Read More San Diego – climatic dissonance

March 13, 2019 willtravelwithkids1 Comment

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