family travel
Wander answers all your questions about family travel except "Are we there yet?"
My Unforgettable Visit to Doha, Qatar
My visit to Doha, Qatar, was filled with new experiences, cultural immersion, and cherished family moments. My daughter and son-in-law had moved there after he secured a position as a government lawyer. My daughter, also a lawyer, found work in the private sector. Their relocation offered me the perfect excuse to embark on an exciting and exploratory adventure to the Middle East.
By Anthony Chan2 years ago in Wander
Just 105 Miles South of Key West
A short window of time opened during the Obama administration allowing Americans to visit Cuba for family or educational reasons. To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in 2017, my husband and I booked a cruise and tour in Havana. My father's side of the family came from Cuba, and I have always been curious about his homeland. Although I don't speak the language, just being there would rekindle interest in my heritage.
By Barb Dukeman2 years ago in Wander
Flatlander on the Hill
* Editor's Notes: Anything italicized is part of a series of notes I wrote during the trip that I found recently. Some pictures have been edited to preserve the privacy of everyone who went on the trip. That said they were edited by an unprofessional (me) so don't judge me too harshly for my lack of skills.
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Wander
Follow the Blues Brothers to Old Joliet Prison
Chicagoland is a term used to describe the towns surrounding the Windy City, many of which have personalities all of their own. One such gem is just an hour southwest of Chicago and it’s got quite a history. It includes a prison and a lot of celebrities that have passed through there.
By Marcia Frost2 years ago in Wander
Pushing the Bus In Kenyan Highlands
Africa holds my heart, and I cannot get enough of it. I was planning another trip for 2017, and friends wanted to come. Our third time in East Africa would be their first safari and voyage there. I selected a tour in Kenya that included two rescue places in Nairobi for October of that year.
By Andrea Corwin 2 years ago in Wander
An English Fairy Tale
I watch the tiny bubbles of my champagne race to the top of the delicate glass, the effervescence hypnotizing. I am perched on a stool in a First Class Lounge at the Seattle airport, surrounded by stiff businessman and wealthy middle aged ladies, only minutes away from boarding. I feel drastically out of place, with my oversize Top Gun sweatshirt and unwashed hair, and am reminded of Cinderella. Surely she must have experienced imposter syndrome at such a fancy ball surrounded by the rich and entitled, yet somehow she managed to pull it off. I catch a lady clad almost entirely in Chanel eyeing the holes in my sweatpants.
By Marti Maley2 years ago in Wander
Standing Together Through Tough Winds
The other passengers seemed unfazed by the unsteadiness of the air. While, my sister and I turned to each other and laughed, 'EasyJet'. At one time, the bumps in the journey would have frightened me. Even, I may have cried. Though, the reoccurring turbulence in those moments that we believed to have finally settled resembles the life that my sister and I live. All I know for sure is, as long as we have each other, there is not a thing we cannot survive.
By Katerina Petrou2 years ago in Wander
A Simple Beauty
Lately, I have found myself longing to revisit the 24-hour trip to Paris that I experienced earlier this year. Celebrating a significant birthday, my twenty-first, I was vastly grateful to experience it in such an extravagant way. But, it wasn’t extravagant at all - that is what made it such an intimate memory.
By Katerina Petrou2 years ago in Wander
