I was raised on the Canadian Shield, in Northernwestern Ontario(or as we affectionately refer to it-NWO). For anyone who has ever driven across Canada, during the Ontario stretch of your journey, you would have gotten a sense of just how…
Smoky Grey Malaysian Skies-Tuesday’s Traveller
Smoky Grey Malaysian Skies By Monica Schael-Isenor It’s June 2013. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with my husband, Brett, and our three young sons. My husband is offered a transfer to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the oil and gas…
Eating My Words…And a Homemade Sandwich
Growing up, I came from a middle class family that watched their money. You know, the kind where kids stayed 12 years old for a few extra years, because kids under 12 ate free(or stayed free, or got in free…you…
A Photo Tour of Vietnam
I usually stick to words to share our travel adventures with you. But the truth is, sometimes, a picture really does say a thousand words; or usually fifteen hundred in my case. We recently spent 3.5 weeks touring Vietnam with some friends, and…
Available on Amazon Today: The Kids Who Travel The World-Paris
The day has finally arrived! Remember how I said this book would be released before Christmas?? Well, I had to buy other stocking stuffers for my kids…Indonesian mail system issues. Then I thought that it might be here in time…
Reasons to Travel Europe With Your Kids This Year
When Expedia.ca asked me to write about travel, I knew I wanted to write about what I knew best: Traveling with Kids. More specifically, traveling with kids in Europe is where my expertise lies. After all, it was something I…
Loving the Skin You’re In
Our family had just relocated to Indonesia, and we were on our first vacation in our new country. We were spending two glorious weeks on the island of Bali with our daughters, who are 2 and 4 years old. Unfortunately, they…
2nd Honeymoon With the Kids…Could We Do It?
That was us: young, rested and not a care in the world. We were honeymooning on the beaches of Indonesia in the above picture, and as far as we were concerned, it was a once in a lifetime trip. Fast…
How I Got Skinny at Four Seasons Bali
We were nearly two weeks into our Balinese vacation and that meant almost 2 weeks of restaurant eating, happy hours, and bikini wearing. I felt like my holiday over-indulging was starting to catch up with me, and putting my bathing…
Tradition Meets Luxury: TUGU Bali
Most people know Bali as one of the world’s greatest beach holiday destinations. This means that it’s far from being a well kept a secret. When looking for a place to stay on the island, you can find anything from…