May 17, 2017

The Gift of Gab: Back to school in Cerdanya

The number of things we’ve learned about on this trip is virtually unthinkable, from the social hierarchy of domesticated bovine to the proper preparation of an […]
May 9, 2017

Q & A: Post WorkAway interview with the traveling family

For the last year or more, I’ve been regaling you with tales and misadventures from the WorkAway road show, from one unique perspective: mine. Now, at […]
May 1, 2017

Midnight Run: Several Steps to Recovering Lost Passports

When I left you last time, we were still wandering from campsite to rest stop, meandering with indefinite direction to the eclectic soundtrack of my second […]
April 28, 2017

Freewheelin in Freiburg: WorkAway tour winds down

Two weeks ago—or was it three?—we packed up the bus and bid farewell to Erfurt, Germany, heading south toward the Spanish Pyrenees. Which has prompted a […]
April 11, 2017

Urban Germany: Well-oiled engine of the European Union

I woke up the other morning in the back of a Volkswagen camper van, trying to remember where exactly I was, hoping for something more definitive […]
April 7, 2017

End of the Road: We ain’t gonna work on Gabi’s farm no more

Last week we completed our tenth and what appears to be last Work-Away stint of the seemingly endless 2016-17 road show. Three and a half weeks […]
March 28, 2017

World Citizens: Children Without Borders

In this era of rising nationalism and robust border building, the need to bring up children as world citizens is greater than ever. That’s a big […]
March 6, 2017

LandArt Gallery

I first came across the idea of LandArt through a coffee table book of the works of Andy Goldsworthy in the studio of an artist friend. […]
February 22, 2017

Family Odyssey: 8 Easy Tips for Traveling with Kids

Since removing ourselves from a perfectly comfortable life on California’s idyllic Central Coast, exchanging safety and security for a world of exotic uncertainties, we are continually […]