We are a family of five that decided to leave our normal lives behind and travel around the world for 180 days. Joey and I are both physicians back home in Lexington, KY and our kids are Wilson (a smart, funny, pragmatic 14 year old who approaches life with the wisdom of an 80 year old and the mischievous grin of someone who gets the inside joke), Bailey (an opinionated, strong-willed, compassionate 12 year old who never misses anything and may rule the world someday), and Gus (an energetic, passionate 9 year old who lives every second of his waking life with everything he has and would give the shirt off his back to ease the suffering of an earthworm). We love traveling, trying new things, meeting awesome people, eating good food, and adventure sports. In this blog, we will be sharing the stories of the places we experience along the way. We will share our successes and our failures in hopes that this is inspiring, helpful, and entertaining to our friends, family, and anyone else who happens to discover us. For more on why we decided to do this, see our blog post on “Traveling is my favorite thing”. Read More About Our Philosophy.
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Hiking the Calanques of Port Miou, Port Pin and d’EN Vaut with kids
The Massif des Calanques is a national park in southern France that stretches 20 km from Marseille to Cassis and extends 4 km inland from the rugged coast line. A Calanque is a “narrow, steep-walled inlet composed of limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata found along the Mediterranean coast.” The national park is crossed by multiple trails of varying difficulty. It only took a few images of the Calanques d’En Vaut to motivate me to check out one of the easier trails that begins in Port Miou, passes by Port Pin, along the cliffs of d’EN Vaut, and ends at the gorgeous…
Kayaking the lower Les Gorges du Verdon in Southern France
Visiting Chateau La Coste Winery with kids: Why you shouldn’t miss this one in Southern France.
Wineries don’t normally invoke the term “kid friendly” and, for the most part, I suggest leaving your young kids at home when touring wineries if you have the option. Sometimes, however, you find yourself in the middle of a wine lover’s heaven with no childcare options and the kids have to come along for the ride. Since our kids are older, (ages 10, 12, and 14) it really isn’t a problem. We know they can sit still and be quiet and not break things for an hour. (Ok, we don’t really know that for sure, but we know there is at least a 75% chance they can.) That being said, there is often very little for them to gain from the experience…
The Sun Rising over Kauai from Poipu Beach. January 23rd, 2022