A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Pam Laricchia for her Exploring Unschooling Podcast. It’s now online as episode #172! I won’t lie, I was surprised when Pam asked me to be a guest and hesitated to agree, especially when I found out it would be on video as Read More
Category: Travel
Scuba
When we were snorkeling in Cozumel for Thanksgiving a few years we ran across a scuba diving group that just happened to be from Iowa. It was on that trip that my husband declared for certain that he would like to pursue scuba diving and would take classes when we got back home. He has Read More
Siam Park
We had a great time visiting Siam Park one day last week, which according to Trip Advisor is the “World’s Best Water Park” with the world’s longest lazy river! They offered us the chance to buy return tickets for 1/2 price so we took them up on that offer and went again today. Here are Read More
Whale watching!
We took a boat trip out between the islands with Monte Christo Catamarans and got to see sea turtles, pilot whales, and a couple of us even spotted a flying fish!!! It was such an awesome experience for all of us. ♥️ We usually avoid any kind of animal attractions, but I felt good about Read More
Bananas!
There are a lot of banana plantations around us here on the west coast of Tenerife. In fact this one near us covers about the same acreage as the town we’re staying in! ‘Platano canarios’ are typically a bit smaller and more juicy than the ones from Latin America. They also take longer to grow Read More
Himalaya Salon Vegan
We headed to Torre Del Mar again today, this time with the rest of the family as well, to check out a vegan restaurant we’d read about online called Himalaya Salon Vegan. We’re so glad we did because we were wowed in every way!! The restaurant is located in a very convenient and easy to find Read More
Parque de las Ciencias (Granada)
When some new worldschooling friends proposed that we meet at the science museum in Granada we jumped at the chance! We really wanted to meet up with them again because our boys had seemed to hit it off at the beach meetup, and it was also our first opportunity to visit somewhere outside the area Read More
“Limpieza de Playas” Beach Cleanup
On Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 we participated in a beach cleanup event in La Herradura, “Limpieza de Playas”, held during their Festival del Mar weekend. We were on Team Happy Fish, a group made up of worldschooling families, and one of 14 teams in total. We had over 50 parents and kids participating on our Read More
Travel tip: Check your home insurance
In getting ready for our upcoming trip, our longest yet of about 5 months away, I was searching for info on things that might need to be done when I came across one I’d never heard before – Check your home insurance. What? I knew we needed to make sure we were good on the Read More
