Lion Rock in the Galapagos. Taken by Franny. You can see the world through Franny’s eyes on Instagram @ frannylondon_365.
WHAT WE LEARN
Our curriculum is based on our travel, and we expect to learn alongside our children as much as teach. We are full-on believers in “progressive education,” which is built on the belief that learning happens best when we experience things as opposed to only reading about them or studying them as abstract concepts. In many […]
FRANNY, 72 DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP
Franny, age twelve and three-quarters, considers what life might be like on her year traveling around the world, away from her friends.
WHAT WE SEE TODAY
In an homage to Jen’s favorite blog, we will occasionally post the view from our window. Here is what we see today: Quito, Ecuador. At 9350 feet above sea level, nestled high in the Andes, Quito is the second highest capital city in the world, second only to La Paz, Bolivia. We were told by […]
WHY WE GO
We go around the world because we thought about it and we talked about it and we realized we were going to regret it if we didn’t do it. We’re not prone to regret but we didn’t want to look back on this as an incredible adventure that we only talked about. We also realized […]
WHAT WE BRING
Four people. Three 25 inch rolling duffle bags. One 30 inch rolling duffle. Five carry-on bags. For one lap of the planet.
WHERE WE GO
Los Angeles (Depart July 31, 2012) Ecuador (August 1-12) Quito Galapagos Islands (August 3-8) Quito Peru (August 12-22) Lima Cuzco Sacred Valley Machu Picchu Argentina (August 22-September 1) Buenos Aires Iguazu Falls Uruguay Australia (September 2-September 22) Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Gold Coast Byron Bay New Zealand (September 22-29) Auckland Wellington Queenstown Christchurch Japan (September […]