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We arrived yesterday and our villa and grounds are gorgeous. Yesterday was a whirlwind with jet lag, travel, trying to get groceries, unpacking, feeling overwhelmed trying to get the lay of the land. I knew we were rural and it definitely feels that way. There are no sidewalks here so you walk along the side…
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Day 1 Thailand
We woke up in Bangkok. Thankfully the kids slept well and I slept enough to be functional (3 hours?). Had a little breakfast at the hotel and off to the airport for our last flight to Chiang Mai. The first thing that strikes me about Thailand is how nice everyone is here. And how family…
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Long travel “day” to Thailand
On Thursday morning, we started our adventures, with a 440am wake up for me, and a 5am one for the kids. Our lovely nanny Cynthia helped with the kids this morning and dropped us off at PDX. We checked our bags, and the big one was 54 lbs. I had weighed it at home and…
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Last day is always hectic
I started off the day at 445pm….ah insomnia. Already feeling jet lagged. I let the kids stay home from their official last day of school today (it was a snow day and added after we bought our airline tickets). This was needed as we spent a lot of time downloading the requisite stuff on their…
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3 days
We are less than 3 days from our big trip. thankfully, our lovely nanny is back today, which gave me some time and space to do some more packing and organization. Today’s tasks—-repacking our biggest suitcase, organizing it, and adding in some of the last minute things that can go in at this point; looking…
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Preparing for the journey
No trip abroad is complete without a requisite trip to Powell’s. The boys both picked travel journals. Z is excited to write every day and S is reluctant, true to their personalities. We picked up some small travel games that would be useful for the plane rides and are lightweight. Many of these are new…
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1 week to take off!
We leave in a week! Bags are mostly packed except for the clothes the boys need for the next week. Somehow, I have a TON of clothes, so I’m all packed, except my running shoes :-). Task for today and this week—teaching the kids to brush their teeth using water bottles instead of sink water…..…
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2 weeks…
We are less than 2 weeks from our big adventure. I’ve been packing for months but now is time to get more organized. This is our biggest suitcase (medium size). It will carry all the toiletries, meds, shoes, etc. I bought these amazing waterproof zipper bags on Amazon to help separate things into categories, and…
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3 weeks until adventure time
In just under 3 weeks, our family of 3 is getting on a plane for a 2 month adventure to Asia. This has been a dream of mine for a while. I grew up outside the U.S. and we traveled every summer between the ages of 5-12. Those are my foundational memories, and fondest memories…
