Two Kids and a Map

Traveling down the street, across the country, and around the world with two kids and sharing our stories.

Archive for June, 2009

Sharing & Travel Blogger Tuesday admin | 30 Jun 2009

Travel Blogger Tuesday – Family On Bikes

This amazing family of four is traveling from Alaska to Argentina…on their bikes!  Yes, their bikes!  Family on Bikes is the website that they are maintaining while they take their trip.  Right now, they are in Costa Rica.  When they reach Argentina, their two sons will become the new Guiness Book of World Records [...]

London & Uncategorized admin | 26 Jun 2009

The London Eye – London, England

This is the eighth part of a series of posts in which I am sharing pictures and thoughts from my first major trip with children. You can read the first seven posts here: Trier, Germany; Kelty Convertible Backpack; American Cemetery and Memorial; Amsterdam, Netherlands;  Zermatt, Switzerland and the Matterhorn, Brussels, Belgium, and Stuck in [...]

Pensacola & Uncategorized admin | 22 Jun 2009

Travel in Your Own Backyard!

I am a huge fan of travel of all kinds.  When the budget gets tight, we still travel.  We choose to use our towels a little while longer before we replace them with new ones.  We choose to eat spaghetti instead of steak.  We choose to travel a little closer to home by taking little [...]

Sharing & Tips admin | 18 Jun 2009

Off to the Big School! Will it damper my travels?

I rarely post things on this blog that have nothing to do with travel.  I have a family blog that I post my family stuff on, although I am sad to say that I have not been keeping that updated as I have been concentrating on this blog and my city blog.  I decided to [...]

Sharing & Travel Blogger Tuesday admin | 16 Jun 2009

Travel Blogger Tuesday

Sandra Friend and I both have the  same sunny love for the state of Florida.  I love visiting her blogs about the many hiking trips that she has taken.  Sandra has inspired me to pay more attention to our state parks and to get out and walk!  She has written several books and maintains [...]

Dreaming & Uncategorized admin | 15 Jun 2009

Mondays are for Dreaming

Mara, at Mother of All Trips, does a great article series where she writes about her travel dreams.  Sometimes she is dreaming of a place that she has never been and other times she is dreaming of places that she remembers and wishes to return!  Since she moved to her new site, she has opened [...]

Travel Blogger Tuesday & Uncategorized admin | 09 Jun 2009

Travel Blogger Tuesday

I have missed Travel Blogger Tuesday for a few weeks but school is out and I am ready to blog. I am anxious to introduce you to this great blogger! Peace with the Cairns Family Holidays really knows how to get out there and explore with kids. She does some of the [...]

Garmisch & Uncategorized admin | 03 Jun 2009

Oh my!

My last post was on Thursday night of last week! YIKES!!! I would like to take a moment to say thanks to all of my loyal readers. I appreciate you all continuing to visit the site. Things have been crazy here! I am finishing up the school year and as [...]