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How Hard Is It To Full-Time Travel With Kids?

Reading Time: 9 minutes Let’s get real about the top five challenges of full-time family travel. New to our blog? We’ve traveled the world with five kids for over two years. When we left, we have five kids 9 and under! Maybe you want to pack it all up, leave it all behind and […]

Finding Travel Babysitters: How to Date Around The World

Reading Time: 11 minutes Who loves babysitters? WE DO! They make dating around the world so much easier! We’ve been serious about babysitting for years. Having five young children taxes everyone about your life, in the best of ways, and getting a break is crucial to success. Our friends often laugh and are amazed […]

Babysitting Tips from a Mom of Five: How To Make Getting a Babysitter Smoother, Easier, and More Successful

Reading Time: 14 minutes Dating is SUPER important to us as a couple. It doesn’t have to be just Friday or Saturday nights. We love day dates, lunch dates, adventure dates, even overnights and trips! We’ve used sitters for them all. Since I’ve been getting lots of questions on this, I’m going to give […]

Disney World VIP Tour: Worth The Extravagance or Not?

Reading Time: 10 minutes Imagine walking onto any ride at Disney World, riding however many times you want, all while having your own personal Disney Guide.  Magical is just the beginning! Where do I even start trying to describe how cool this experience is?  It’s difficult to even get going. Let me start with […]

Gaylord of the Rockies Resort in Denver, CO

Reading Time: 8 minutes We were kindly gifted our stay at the Gaylord of the Rockies. However, opinions expressed here are our own. A Christmas cheer settles over my family the last couple of days after our visit to the Gaylord of the Rockies in Denver, Colorado.  What fun memories we made!  In case […]

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Finding Travel Babysitters: How to Date Around The World

Reading Time: 11 minutes Who loves babysitters? WE DO! They make dating around the world so much easier! We’ve been serious about babysitting for years. Having five young children taxes everyone about your life, in the best of ways, and getting a break is crucial to success. Our friends often laugh and are amazed […]

Babysitting Tips from a Mom of Five: How To Make Getting a Babysitter Smoother, Easier, and More Successful

Reading Time: 14 minutes Dating is SUPER important to us as a couple. It doesn’t have to be just Friday or Saturday nights. We love day dates, lunch dates, adventure dates, even overnights and trips! We’ve used sitters for them all. Since I’ve been getting lots of questions on this, I’m going to give […]

Tips for Flying with a Baby

Reading Time: 11 minutes Have a baby and want to travel? Fear no more! I’ve got all the tips you need to fly with your baby and make it as smooth as possible. In case you are new around these parts, we’ve been traveling the world with our five kids for two years! We’ve […]

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Homeschooling While Traveling: My Ultimate Homeschooling Guide

Reading Time: 30 minutes Thinking of traveling the world and wondering how to educate your kids at the same time?  I’ve got your homeschooling how-to. Staying home from travel but sick of the rigid structure of traditional school?  Let me introduce you to a homeschooling option. Forced home from traditional school by COVID and […]

Guest Post: Commonwealth Homeschooling with Valerie Harmon

Reading Time: 5 minutes Hi, friends! Leslie here. As we continue to explore options for our children’s education, I wanted to feature a good friend I just made, Valerie. She has been “homeschooling” for over a decade and has a unique opportunity: commonwealth schools. What is Valerie’s Background? Hello! My name is Valerie Harmon. […]

Virtual STEM Summer Camps: Keeping Your Bright Kiddo Learning at Home

Reading Time: 6 minutes Please note: This camp was kindly gifted to our family in exchange for a review. However, the opinions expressed herein are our honest review. With the world shut down and kids going crazy at home, I couldn’t have been more thrilled to find iD Tech’s Virtual Tech Camps. Our 12-year-old […]

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How Hard Is It To Full-Time Travel With Kids?

Finding Travel Babysitters: How to Date Around The World

Babysitting Tips from a Mom of Five: How To Make Getting a Babysitter Smoother, Easier, and More Successful

Disney World VIP Tour: Worth The Extravagance or Not?

Gaylord of the Rockies Resort in Denver, CO

Why Miracles Are Real: Lucy’s Accident, Part 1

Visiting Disney World During COVID: Finding Your Magic in a Pandemic

Airbnb vs Hotels Internationally: Where to Stay for Family Travel

Homeschooling While Traveling: My Ultimate Homeschooling Guide

How To Afford Full-Time Travel As a Family

From Paradise to Lock Down: Why We Are Leaving New Zealand

Visiting Hot Water Beach in New Zealand with Kids

Tips for Flying with a Baby

Tongariro Crossing via 7wayfinders

Hiking The Tongariro Crossing with Kids in New Zealand

Isolating in NZ: When We Will Travel After Coronavirus

Full-Time Travel With Kids Around the World for Two Years

Travel Funnies Series: Volume 4

Travel From Your Kitchen: Spicy Thai Papaya Salad Recipe (Som Tum)

Travel From Your Kitchen: Mango Sticky Rice from Bangkok Street Vendors

Travel From Your Kitchen: Best Authentic Chicken Pad Thai Recipe Straight From Bangkok

Travel From Your Kitchen: Authentic Chicken Satay with Sauce, Singapore Edition

Working Remote: 28 Tips for Success For Singles and Parents

Travel From Your Kitchen: New Zealand Pavlova Recipe from Backyard Travel Family

Travel From Your Kitchen: Best Lemon Macarons Recipe in the World- Straight from Paris! Includes 11 Tips from a Professional French Pastry Chef!

COVID-19 and a Full-Time Travel Family: How Coronavirus is Changing Our Plans

Virtual STEM Summer Camps: Keeping Your Bright Kiddo Learning at Home

Bathrooms Around the World: My Dirty Low-Down

Guest Post: Commonwealth Homeschooling with Valerie Harmon

Leslie Stroud

Welcome! I'm Leslie. A travel-obsessed mama of five who's shuffling my kids around the world with my husband, Chris, to look for our new, best life. I'm a Disney fanatic and foodie who uses writing as my therapy. Originally from Colorado and currently planning our move to Portugal!

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