Learning – Cleverly disguised as extended vacation.
Supreme Sacrifice – Beaches
April 17th, 2012 by KBKAll of that slaving away “edumacating” the Snoop might leave one (okay, all three) of us in need of a little break. As J’s priorities on this journey encompass blue water, white sand and beer of every imaginable shade, the Snoop and I are making the supreme sacrifice of our precious “school” time to keep [...]
Where to go, what to do – the Sequel
Published on February 15th, 2012 by KBK
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Supreme Sacrifice – Beaches
All of that slaving away “edumacating” the Snoop might leave one (okay, all three) of us in need of a little break. As J’s priorities on this journey encompass blue water, white sand and beer of every imaginable shade, the Snoop and I are making the supreme sacrifice of our precious “school” time to keep peace in our family. Sadly, we will be visiting at least one beach per month, and, here they are (roll over pics for locations and when we’ll be there):
Happy 10th Birthday, Snoop!
To celebrate double digits, the Snoop decided he HAD to do something truly memorable:
Where to go, what to do – the Sequel
We’ve been slashing and burning countries from the list to work around our half-slow / half-fast (don’t try to say that out loud around small children) accord reached, appropriately enough, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – so, there is peace in the house again.
With an eye towards keeping everybody happy on this manufactured holiday (Valentine’s Day), I thought it would be great to have each of us write down our top 5 or so MUST DOs and our 3-5 LET’S NOTS so no-one ends up feeling dragged to places where they’d be intensely unhappy.
Here are the lists:
J MUST
1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. Santorini, Greece
3. Jimbaran Bay, Bali
4. Tahiti
5. Newcastle, Australia
6. Ghent, Belgium
7. Any place with good beaches that isn’t super crowded
J NO WAY
1. Iraq
2. Middle East
3. Japan (This one hurts!)
4. Phuket, Thailand
5. Africa
Snoop MUST
1. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
2. Sydney Opera House and a place to cuddle a “Wala”, Australia (yayyy, I don’t have to list this!)
3. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
4. Colosseum, Rome, Italy
5. Tiger’s Nest Monastery geocache, Bhutan
6. TIE Machu Picchu & Myanmar
7.Human Chess, Marostica, Italy
Snoop NO WAY
1. Any museum that has dolls and puppets (they are scary and evil)
2. Any place that is boring
3. Somalia
4. Iraq / Iran
5. Any place that there is a war
K MUST
1. Chiang Mai, Thailand for Loy Krathong
2. Paris for the last day of the Tour de France
3. Germany for the Rhine in Flames
4. Hot air ballooning, Cappadocia, Turkey
5. Sunrise at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
6. Moomba Festival, Melbourne, Australia
7. Baci Ceremony, Laos
K NO WAY
1. Bangladesh
2. Any lodging that describes itself as “rustic”
3. Sudan
4. Pakistan (or any of the Stans – need to work up to these)
5. Mexico (been too much, can’t waste precious days)
Our work is cut out for us. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Where to go, what to do
I think we have fully achieved “quandary” status. So many fabulous countries, so many amazing people and places and festivals and sights. We are having great difficulty narrowing down where to spend our precious 400 days. Slow travel me says – “one month per place at a minimum.” Obsessed with the new and different me demands, “See it all, DO IT NOW! HURRY UP!”
As one who eschews any and all medication, these two sides are driving me to reconsider this stance. Instead of listening to one side or the other, I thought it best that we make a family decision on this. Predictably, J is on slow travel me’s side and the Snoop is firmly encamped on the other. So, we must compromise. Here are the new rules:
50% of our days will be spent in places where we stay a minimum of 6-7 days in one place (I got boats to count as one place, woot!).
50% are a “sleep when you’re dead,” free for all.
In trying to view this as a marathon, not a sprint, I’ve been made to promise that, unless we truly HATE a place, we will stay for at least a couple of days everywhere. I have reserved 2% of our days as one night stopovers to accommodate limited transport schedules as needed.
I’ll let you know how it works out. Next time – our Top 10 “Can’t miss it” Places.
Giving Thanks, part 2
November 15 – J – I’m thankful for the Le Creuset Dutch Oven. It makes everything better.
November 16 – Snoop – I’m glad i have all of my friends.
November 17 – K – I am thankful that I have such a nice mommy.
November 18 – Snoop – I’m glad Hebrew is easy to learn.
November 19 – K – I am thankful and grateful for all of my employees, who keep things floating!
November 20 – Snoop – I am thankful for Phineas & Ferb.
November 21 – K – I am exceedingly grateful for weekends where we hang out and do jigsaw puzzles and drink chai.
November 22 – J – I am thankful that I have the tools I need to fix things around the house.
November 23 – Snoop – I am thankful that I am learning about kickboxing.
November 24 – K – I am beyond thankful that my favorite man on earth (outside of blood relatives) is in REMISSION!!!! Best Thanksgiving news ever!
November 25 – J – I am thankful for Amazon and being able to shop without being in all the craziness.
November 26 – Snoop – I am thankful that there is no homework all weekend.
November 27 – K – I am grateful that we get to do so many cool things every day.
November 28 – Snoop – I will be thankful if we get a snow day soon.
November 29 – Snoop – I am grateful that we celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas
November 30 – K – I am grateful for two amazing partners-in-crime.
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