I wrote this on a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco, almost three weeks ago. I had less than an hour before touchdown and I felt compelled to pen our feelings about returning home after our year-long sabbatical…

I wrote this on a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco, almost three weeks ago. I had less than an hour before touchdown and I felt compelled to pen our feelings about returning home after our year-long sabbatical…
Between my husband and I we must have spent eighty hours or more researching our final trip destination, The Galapagos Islands. Still, there are many things I wish we had known before going there. Here they are in no particular…
Traveling to The Galapagos Islands doesn’t have to be expensive. Hostal and hotel rooms are no more expensive than anywhere else. You can get a bed from $10 a night per person and a three-course meal from $4 per person.…
We traveled to the Galapagos in search of paradise. We were not prepared to find death and suffering. Shortly after we set foot on Espanola island, we spotted a baby sea lion. “He will make it another day or two,”…
We took a day trip in The Galapagos Islands to Los Tuneles near Isabela Island. It was our last day trip and also our best. By comparison, we also went on a day trip to in Kicker Rock (San Cristobal),…
We were not the only family to choose The Galapagos Islands as the final destination of a world trip. During our year, we met only one other family traveling the world (in Thailand). In Puerto Ayoro, the main town on…
During our family sabbatical, we alternated longer stays abroad with travel. Our first two months were in The Netherlands, using my ancestral home as a base. Then we traveled for four months in Asia and Australia, followed by four months…