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“I can’t do it,” I cried. I’d said it several times before. When I first heard it was 4 hours. As we walked down the ladder stairs.  But as I plunged into the river, my damaged foot sliding along [...]

UPDATE: The below itinerary is a copy of our 2023 TURKIYE TRIP. The ABOVE image is our 2024 Turkiye Trip. We have had some slight changes to accomodate repeat guests and one of the best parts of [...]

Even teenagers love Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua. Back in 2016, I took my young kids to the Holiday Inn Resort Bali Benoa. I wrote a post about the 5 reasons kids would choose that hotel. 7 [...]

After 11 days in Bali at hotels, guest houses, and villas we were ready to stop making decisions and just enjoy pure relaxation. So when the Grand Mirage Resort invited us to stay for two nights [...]

I’ve been visiting Bali for more than 20 years. My first trip was in 1999 as an 18-year-old with my family. I moved to Bali in 2012 with my two children. My last and 20th visit was in April 2023 [...]

I first went to Asia’s #1 water park in 1999. It was my first international trip and my parents had brought us to Bali for my graduation. At 18 Waterbom Bali was one of the best places I [...]

There is plenty to keep the kids occupied at America’s largest mall. The kids and I were making our way around the US on a massive 2-year road trip. On the way from Idaho to New York the weather [...]

I have eaten in many malls, all over the world and if you’re expecting me to list all 50 of the restaurants located in 2,779,242 million feet of retail space then I’m sorry to disappoint. I [...]

What is it about shopping malls that get me so excited? I mean like any female I can shop till I drop. And I have. Back in 2013, I spent 3 days discovering the world’s largest mall, Dubai Mall. [...]

With a list of 101 things to do in Bali and 20 visits, it sometimes feels like the kids and I have done everything there is to do in Bali. But Bali continually grows and surprises us. Finns [...]