The topic has often come up in the past about the implication of living a nomadic life, when it comes to friends. Default thinking is of friends being geographically close. And yet, we often point out, this does not have…
A serendipitous friendship: guest post by Andrea
A couple of years ago, I found myself (in Madrid) waiting in one of those eternal airplane boarding lines and I was feeling as bedraggled as I looked. I had the oncomings of a cold and had just ran to…
A week in Mumbai, India ~ with Brook
Of all the characters who have floated in and out of lives during the six years we lived in Nicaragua, Brook was always the most unpredictable. A knock at the door… and a whirlwind of energy and adventure would enter.…
Much to celebrate…!
The twists and turns of our Green Global Trek can sometimes feel a bit bewildering to the uninitiated. We left Luang Prabang’s tranquil oasis for a few days in Bangkok, en route to the U.S. Our self imposed mission, which…
Vietnamese Nest ~ first stop Hanoi
Of our four sons, Adam is the first one who makes the move to meet up with us on our Southeast Asia adventure. He is of course primarily motivated by his passion for food and we had talked about a…
Visit from down under ~ reunion in Hoi an, Viet Nam
This is a tale of a lasting friendship between two South African teen-agers, Peta and Franki… who once upon a time, in a land far far away… conspired to enjoy their time together… and occasionally rebel against the authoritatian South…
Our first visitor! a sign that we are “home” in Hoi An, Viet Nam Lois from Cincinnati
Our first friend to jump on the opportunity to join us in Vietnam, is my life long friend Lois (aka Lo, Loi, Loee po…). We go back to my Cincinnati days, before our kids were born and have dealt with…
Back “home” in Tra Que, Hoi An, Viet Nam
Before leaving for Cambodia, we found a house to rent. The reason we selected this house, is the fact that it is a five minute bike ride from An Bang beach and has Tra Que organic garden as our “back…