November 17-18, 2019 Typically, we are not into animal tourism where animals are used to perform entertainment services for people. It is usually not natural for animals to do tricks under questionable living conditions and training circumstances. Thailand has been infamous for exploitation of animals for tourism purposes and even today, there are plenty of … More Elephant Sanctuary, Dok Ko Ki, Thailand
November 6 – November 17, 2019 We arrived to Thailand with only 1 week of reserved accommodations and no additional reservations for the rest of our 9-month journey. Despite claims that traveling by the seat of your pants gives you flexibility and consequent richness of the overall experience, that is not the case for us. … More Chiang Mai, Thailand (Part 1)
We are moving on, continuing our West to East journey around the world. We left Serbia right before midnight last night and we are now on a layover in Russia on our way to Thailand for a month and then on to a few more SE Asian countries. It’s 4am now and everyone is exhausted. … More Leaving Serbia, heading to Thailand
October 4 – November 5, 2019 We spent more time in Serbia this year than ever before, staying in Sabac with Pedja’s parents, in Belgrade with his aunt and uncle and in Novi Sad visiting both sides of our families. There were too many great events to count. We had several family celebrations, a couple … More Belgrade, Novi Sad & Sabac, Serbia
Maki’s writing assignment today: “How can I improve my relationship with my sister” His response: “Stay away from her” (straight to the point, no need for a 2-page assignment he was asked to do) The End (so that I know he has nothing else to say on this subject).
Never a dull moment with Nikola. He kept asking grandma when he will have his 15th birthday (again). As we were celebrating his 16th yesterday, I realized that we never celebrated his 15th birthday because I had an unexpected surgery on that day last year and then a bit of a rough recovery and in … More Silly Kid – Nina
After 3 weeks apart, with the teenager in the US, Pedja and Nina in Serbia and Maki and me in Bosnia, we are back together again. We’ll be in Serbia for the next 3 weeks.
You know what I didn’t think much of at home but it’s a bit of a hassle while traveling? Haircare!!! Having my hair colored every couple of months in different locations, by different people, in completely different climates – total hit and miss!!!I’ve lost half of my hair (I swear, no exaggeration) while in Africa, … More Haircare Suffers While Traveling
Nina has very little regard for manners. He can’t seem to learn to just say “Thank you “ when he gets any sort of a present. He is brutally honest if he likes it or not. Most of the time, his opposition to anything new is quite embarrassing for the rest of us. Even when … More Silly Kid – Nina
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