One of the incredible things about our Year To Think was how the trip completely demystified travel for us. The more time we spent on the road the more we learned about how to navigate all sorts of logistical challenges — and we discovered a variety of basic truths that we now want to share. […]
15 PLACES NOT TO BE MISSED (AND 5 PLACES YOU CAN SKIP)
Okay, we’ve talked about Great Cities To Live In. But let’s face it, you can’t live everywhere. Some places you just want to visit. Here are fifteen incredible places we recommend seeing before you’re six feet under (and a handful of places that, in our opinion, you can meet your maker without laying eyes upon). […]
THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD (TO LIVE IN)
Having nearly completed our tour of many of the world’s great cities, we offer the following list of metropoles we’d most want to call home. You’ve heard of the proverbial “nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there” — well, this list is the opposite. In most of these cities, we lived […]
IS THERE A BETTER MUSEUM EXPERIENCE ON THE PLANET?
A half hour north of Copenhagen by train, you get off at a stop called Humlebæk then follow the signs as you walk about ten minutes up the road to a place called Lousiana. Louisiana is a modern art museum, and it is our family’s unanimous choice for best museum in the world. It has gorgeous […]
THE SIMPLE POWER OF THE ORANGE HAT
Exactly. And therein lies the power of the orange hat. In addition to being a bold fashion statement, a small homage to the spirited Detroit Tigers (Mark’s hometown team), and a salute to our family’s favorite color, the orange hat is an essential tool for keeping track of each other across the world. Mark and […]
THE PLEASURE OF BEING KNOWN
When the road is your home, the restaurants of the world end up being your kitchen. Eating only in restaurants actually grows quite tiresome after a while. On our first night in Bilbao, we arrived late and the owner of the apartment we were renting pointed us to a neighborhood joint that he loves. At […]
LAUNDRY DAY
When we set out, we knew laundry management would be one of the big challenges of the trip. In general, it’s been easier than we expected and we’ve only gotten down to our emergency underwear supply on a couple occasions. More often than not, we find a place that will wash our clothes for us […]
THE OPTIMISTIC EYE
When you have a travel blog, it’s easy to edit out the difficult parts and make everything seem wonderful. It turns out — thanks to the wisdom of a nine-year-old — that you can do this in your day-to-day life as well. We proudly present a phrase and a concept that has carried our family […]