Witnessing Magic in Nolan’s Eyes

One of my greatest joys in life is watching Nolan experience magic the world. Over the past 10-months, I’ve had the amazing privilege of watching Nolan not only grow up before my eyes, but experience so many magical new ideas, concepts, theories,  people, places, and…

Cheers Chiang Mai

6-weeks has never gone quite so quickly! We purposely stayed a bit longer in Chiang Mai.  Knowing Hong Kong and Tokyo were going to be pricey, we took the opportunity to extend our time in Chiang Mai.  We knew there was a ton to do,…

Thailand with Kids

Who knew Thailand was going to be such an amazing place for kids!  We were so very busy and we didn’t get everything done on our list. When our first week of being in Chiang Mai, we met the Leitch family. Nicola has a Facebook page dedicated…

A Lesson in Vulnerability

It’s been a rough week for me. I’m feeling very vulnerable and thought it would be therapeutic to get my thoughts down. Last week I went on a fantastic mountain biking adventure. We signed up for a half day tour. The tour company offered about…

Faith: Chiang Mai

It didn’t take me long to see the Buddhist influence in Chiang Mai.  Walk down any street and you’ll see at least 10 different statues, shrines, or even temples. As saturated the city was with the Buddhist faith, it is one of the religions that…

Food: Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai was nothing like I expected, honestly, I’m not sure what I thought, but I was pleasantly surprised. Coming from Tanzania where we spent $9 for JIF Peanut Butter, it was overwhelming to find so many of our favorites for much less than what…