We are in New Zealand now and it looks like we’ll be here for a while. We have enough of epilepsy meds for Nina until mid-May when we were planning to be back in Serbia where we have more supplies waiting for him. But the world is on lockdown now and it’s questionable when we’ll … More Our Experience with the Cost of Medicine in the US vs. New Zealand
3/3/19 – 3/3/20 Today is exactly 1 year (+1 extra day for leap year) since we started this Refresh Journey. This morning, we were moving from Coffs Harbour to Gold Coast, Australia and I enticed everyone to recreate the first photo we took when we were ready to leave Seattle. Here are a few facts … More 1 Year Anniversary of the Refresh Journey
Our family of 5 has been on an extended journey outside of the US for the past 10 months. During this time, we have seen several doctors, had over a dozen physical therapies and even more sessions with two osteopaths and all of us have had lab work done at some point. This occurred across … More Our Experience with Healthcare Around the World
We’ve been in Thailand for only 3 weeks now, all this time spent in its northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand’s mountains region.We moved to Bangkok yesterday and my first impression is that it’s fantastic, so much to do and see here. We’ll spend 8 days in Bangkok before we head south to the beaches … More Left Chiang Mai for Bangkok and Feeling Nostalgic
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
When we left Demark and arrived to Serbia, the kids, especially Petra, got quite nostalgic for home. We were 6 months into our trip. We were like a team that was going through first forming and then storming stage of team development. Storms were popping up here and there since Spain. As we left Denmark, … More After 6-Months…All Hell Broke Loose
Yesterday was exactly 5 months since we departed for our around-the-world 18-month journey. We have visited 12 countries, 3 continents, flew on 19 flights (35k miles), slept in 35 different accommodations, driven over 5k miles. We have made new friends from Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, US. We’ve dealt with foreign hospitals, labs, … More After 5-Months…
Montevideo, Uruguay April 5, 2019 I find myself overwhelmed with all the different aspects of our travel experience that are hard to put in words. Logistcs are ok, we are well organized and have been transitioning smoothly. What’s hard for me is processing all that we are experiencing.I do not have enough mental bandwidth to … More Not Much Time for Reflections
Buenos Aires, Argentina April 4, 2019 This post is a testament of the good times the kids had in Buenos Aires. Even though it is mostly about Nina, the pictures include all three kids. Petra insisted on claiming she missed Seattle that month but these photos are a proof that those moments of sadness were … More Funny Young Man
Buenos Aires, Argentina April 3, 2019 The best part of this trip is the amount of time we are spending together, away from distractions of work, school, kids’ activities, social obligations, etc. We always thought we were a close family, but this sort of a trip redefines ‘closeness’. I’ve read many blogs written by the … More First Few Weeks of Travel
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