There’s Road Schooling, Homeschooling and Unschooling, which is the right choice for our travelling family? Our version is a variety of all three, mixed with learning new languages and traditions as we travel around Europe. We have no home, and on the road, therefore for all purposes here, we will call it Road Schooling….
When the Hungarian airlines ‘Malev’ went bankrupt last month, Ryan Air took over their flights making it possible for everyone to enjoy Budapest for cheap! Our family couldn’t be happier. Back in the first week of February, I travelled back to Budapest to film a home and garden channel TV show and it cost me…
Tis’ the season to be jolly… Fourteen of us make our way on the 27th of December to Carcassonne to enjoy the children’s activities around the city. Starting out, the older boys skate in the market square for one hour for 4€ including rentals, the best value of the day. The city creates an ice…
I feel like I have written a novel and wrote myself in as the main character of my life. I imagined my life to look a certain way, and went after that dream. Shouldn’t we all feel like the stars of our show, after all, if we only get one chance to live our best…
REST WHEN YOU ARE WEARY. REFRESH AND RENEW YOURSELF, YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND, YOUR SPIRIT. AND THEN GET BACK TO WORK. RALPH MARSTON After looking at the photos from the last five years just before leaving France for Hungary, I realized that it is high time for me to buy some new clothes. There is…
Starting a garden is very trendy. It may be a good enough reason to start one. When I look back at all the stupid fads I have seen, I start to think how much I like this particular craze. Famous diet trends include the watermelon diet, the cookie diet and the ice-cream diet. Stupid trends…
Rest when you are weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. And then get back to work. Ralph Marston After looking at the photos from the last five years just before leaving France for Hungary, I realized that it is high time for me to buy some new clothes. There is…
Alfonz dreamed up a business, got the licensing together in a foreign language, bought the nine passenger Mercedes Van and created the business South Westy Tours back in 2012. When my friend Sherrin visited us from Canada, we were inspired to do a trial run of some highlights from the tour. Six of us got…
Of all the stupid things I have ever done, this takes the cake. I was on my computer, as many of us are first thing in the morning, when I was writing about world peace, an alternative fuel source for the world or something very close to that, when the clock struck 11:00. I had been sitting…
When my kids have play dates over at our house, the neighbourhood children know that there is a huge amount of uneaten Easter candy in a jar above the sink. Daniel and Angelina are only allowed a limited amount of sweets each…