We Are Creating a Children’s Book for Family Travelers
My South American Classroom, scheduled for release in late 2025 is a book for family travelers. It narrates the highs and lows of our family gap year.
Matt
5 Farms Our Family Volunteered at in South America
Our most meaningful experiences were our volunteer farm stays, which connected us with other travelers and taught us about permaculture and bioconstruction.
The New Tourist: A Book Review
If you are passionate about travel but have misgivings about its affects, The New Tourist will equip you to wrestle with your doubts and ask better questions.
8 Myths About Our Gap Year We’d Like to Correct
A family with 3 boys, traveling the South America, one backpack per person, no job. Was it relaxing? Terrifying? Life-changing? Read on to find out more.
Midlife Might Just Be the Perfect Time for a Gap Year
Did you miss your chance to take a gap year while you were young? It’s not to late! A midlife gap year has many advantages.
South America, Under Construction: Anecdotes of Progress
In South America, we experienced roads and WiFi that were worse than you could imagine. But those are disappearing, fast. This is what we saw.
The Dumbest Thing We Did to a Rental Car on Our Gap Year
Over the course of a year of traveling South America and renting cars, something was bound to happen. Read about it here.
Digital Remote Work in South America. Is It Possible?
For digital nomads, internet connectivity is essential. We cover our experience working while traveling South American so you can know what to expect.
5 Days in La Paz: Cholita Wrestling and an 11-Course Lunch
We spent five days in this magnificent city, floating over it in cable cars, watching a female version of lucha libre and enjoying an 11-course meal.
Our Family Hike Into Chile’s Crater de Navidad
With our three young boys, we hiked through a landscape transformed by a recent volcanic eruption. It was the ultimate worldschooling field trip.
