A Lost Wallet, an Asthma Attack, and a Forgotten Pillow
Matt loses his wallet, Finley has an asthma attack, and Liuan forgets her pillow, all on the first week of our family sabbatical.
Matt loses his wallet, Finley has an asthma attack, and Liuan forgets her pillow, all on the first week of our family sabbatical.
Taking a Gap Year / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published July 20, 2022 · Last modified July 22, 2022
Enjoy our first dispatch on the road. Here I talk about wrapping up our home life and doing a bit of domestic travel before flying to a new continent.
A stressful four-leg journey —including planes and trains, amidst a smoking volcano and an airline strike — teaches me lessons about booking better itineraries.
A honeymoon getaway turns into a saga when train tickets to Guilin are sold out. We buy bus tickets from a shady vendor. It turns out to be quite the ride.
China / Destinations / Environment & Sustainability / Tales & Misadventures
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published September 14, 2021 · Last modified May 11, 2023
An excursion off the beaten path lands us in a village with no tourist services where we find a local family to stay with. Will tourism change the village?
Destinations / Italy / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published September 7, 2021 · Last modified November 27, 2021
On a day trip through small villages on Monte Pisano in rural Tuscany, we discover that in the Italian countryside, dogs eat free.
A day trip turns into an ordeal when I wake up by myself on an overnight bus and my passport and money are nowhere to be found.
An idyllic picnic at Glacier National Park nearly turns tragic when a grizzly creeps up and crashes the party. This is a cautionary tale about ignoring signs.
China / Destinations / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published June 29, 2021 · Last modified November 9, 2021
While visiting China, my wife’s relatives sent me on a Chinese-only bus tour armed with beginner level Mandarin and a pocket dictionary.
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