As our name suggests, we are never very good at following itineraries – even our own! Originally we had intended to stay in Panama for a longer period of time and then visit Quito for a short while before setting off to other parts of Ecuador. However, this adventure is all about allowing life to…
We awoke that Saturday morning with a collective feeling of “blah”. As a family, we are not generally inclined towards hypochondria, but the four of all either had a headache, stomach upset, or a strong case of the lazies. Two of us awoke before dawn with the anxiety that sleep cut too short brings. The…
I’m here to tell you – traveling with young children is not for the faint of heart. Exploring foreign lands can be stressful even without kids. You are faced with struggling to communicate for everyday necessities. You don’t know where the bathrooms are, or if there even are bathrooms. You’re not sure what to order…
We arrived in Quito, Ecuador 9 days ago. Amazingly, it was a wonderfully uneventful trip (except for that moment when our son decided to dash out of the airport through an emergency exit, setting off alarms and causing all of the nearby agents and security guards to run in our direction). The plane ride was…
I am sitting on the big yellow school bus of my youth, now converted into a (still-uncomfortable) medium distance travel vessel mostly for grownups. My groggy two year old snuggles into the crook of my arm while the amiable man seated next to me chats about Noriega and the history of our military in Panama.…
If you are thinking that our blog posts have been unnaturally upbeat and happy lately, allow me to change things up a little bit. We have been in town for two weeks. Two weeks is generally long enough to explore your space, meet some people, and get acclimated. Or time enough to get a little…
Although this blog is titled “2 Kids No Itinerary”, in truth we DID vaguely plan the first six months or so and those plans included staying in one relatively comfortable spot and focusing our energy on learning Spanish. The reasons for this “soft landing” (as I came to describe it) at the start of our…
I have traveled a bit in my life through various countries and locales and have always been a bit wary of taxi drivers, particularly when I stand out (whether through language, accent or clothing) as an obvious foreigner or tourist. So as not to offend anyone, I won’t mention which specific countries I have had…
We made it! We had a relatively smooth time getting here, and considering how many things COULD HAVE gone wrong – we were very lucky indeed. We left very early in the morning from a hotel in Minneapolis near the airport. Even the kids weren’t too upset about having to get up at 4 am…
A friend of mine moved across the country a few years ago. At the time, her husband had accepted a job offer that required him to leave immediately. She was left on her own to deal with most of the packing and all of the moving. She had a large amount of household stuff –…
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