Our trip from Aix to Antibes was supposed to be simple:  throw our backpacks in an Uber, hustle over to the TER (read:  commuter rail) station, get our tickets, walk 5 minutes to the bus station, take the bus 6 minutes from Aix center to the Aix TGV station, and hop on the TGV for … Continue reading Heading South →

You can’t POSSIBLY visit the French Riviera without at least driving through Monaco to see what the fuss is all about, so after almost a week in Antibes we rented a car early in the day and made the 1-hour drive east to one of the richest little countries in the world. It was easy … Continue reading The Fairytale Country of Monaco and Our Final Week in France →

When we first began our round-the-world adventure back in early July of 2016, there was one thing in particular that made us more anxious than anything else: That first flight. Braeden had flown several times before, but New York to Paris was the longest flight by far we had ever dared taken him on.  At … Continue reading The Green Island →

We’ve been in Mauritius for a full month now.  The first couple of weeks were spent adjusting to the culture shock and feeling homesick for France, but now we’re enjoying our new island home.  We’re also starting to realize that we’re probably going to be homesick for Mauritius when we leave this beautiful island. We’re … Continue reading Adjusting to Island Life →

RTW Health Care Shortly after my brother Scott arrived in Mauritius we had two appointments scheduled:  one for the Blew family and one for me. The first was a dentist appointment for all three of us, one right after the other.  We were all due for a cleaning and a checkup, and one of the … Continue reading Sunsets and Hospital Visits →

Excuses, Excuses It’s been over a month since my last post.  It sucks, I know. One of the first things you figure out when traveling around the world (other than “don’t take comfy mattresses and soft toilet paper for granted”) is that internet speeds in the U.S. are fast.  Sure, there are places in the … Continue reading Hurricane Matthew and the Joyous Genius →

Vegas in the Middle East After two comfy months in our island home we flew out of Mauritius around 4pm local time on a (relatively) short flight to Dubai – six and a half hours – on Emirates. Emirates is our new favorite airline.  The service is impeccable – you can’t peck it, don’t even … Continue reading A Week in Dubai →