Before leaving Australia, we took a few moments to reflect on our time in this incredibly fascinating country. Here are some of our impressions and observations: Australia never ceased to amaze us. Just when we thought we’d got our head around any part of the place – its land, its history, its people, its culture, its flora and fauna, etc. – we were constantly amazed to find out some other dazzling fact or figure, tidbit…

International travel is a passion for me; long-term international travel, even more so. I’m so enamored by it. In the past, my experiences as a solo traveler throughout Africa, South America, Central America, Asia, and Oceania have been memorable and powerful. Those were some of the best times of my life. I must’ve been a gypsy in another life (or a sailor). So when I first envisioned this journey for me and the boys, I…