May 18 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CMany thanks to Nana and Tony for making our wonderful family holiday in Croatia happen! It was not exactly beach and pool weather, and still we had some beautiful, relaxing days together, exploring little towns like Omis and the river Cetina, as well as sleeping, drinking coffee, Croatian beer, andRead more
May 13 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °CToday the girls, Charlie, and Tony went out to the mall in Split so the boys had the day to themselves 😃. So we climbed the ridge behind our villa and took some good pictures too 📸 ! The climb was long, about 1h and 15 minutes. On the way up we shot sling shots and saw a very old electricalRead more
May 11 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °CLara’s sister, Rebecca, and her family joined us in Rome today. We have been looking forward to this visit for a long time!
May 8 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °CAfter a delicious lamb dinner at the Canadian Embassy (thanks to Peter, Samuel and Tavi for sharing their home, their supper, and their perspectives on life in Jordan), we headed to the airport for our 3:55 AM flight to Bucharest, followed by a 6 hour lay-over before heading to Rome... whew!Read more
May 7, Eastern Mediterranean ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today we went camel riding! I named my camel Cammy, Malcolm’s was Deirdre, Dale’s was Marumba, Mom’s was Nero, and Dad’s was Pete.
Camel riding really hurts your legs and butt, but it was fun. We didn’t go very far on them, but it felt like a long time since it was so hot 🥵! We stoppedRead more
May 6 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °CActually “The Martian” and many other Hollywood movies were filmed here. We stayed in a tent in a Bedouin camp underneath the starriest sky I have ever seen. Exploring around the camp had to take place before 10am and after 4pm because the heat was incredible. Each of us had no trouble drinkingRead more
May 3 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 26 °CToday was our first day exploring Petra, an ancient Nabatean city built from first century BC. An 8 am start meant that we practically had the place to ourselves for the first 2 hours. It is an incredible place to behold and explore - especially if you like rocks (which I do!). Even our childrenRead more
May 3 in Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 27 °CAs you know, we have been in Petra for the last two days, but there are some friends we met that we didn’t display yet! In the ancient city of Petra, there are quite a few kitty cats! Some were friendly, some not. Once, we stopped for a chocolate bar and tang break, some kitties ran up to us, toRead more
May 2 in Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CWe spent the night in a cozy “Petra Cottage” outside of town. We felt quite alone in the world! Jordan is a beautiful country!
Shauna CastleWow! We have our work cut out for us when you get home. Every shot is breathtaking. We are loving your updates and missing you. Gabrielle and Shauna
Hello Paisleys
So jealous! Great pictures. So many fascinating adventures. Po Ed the cottage pics. What a landscape!When do you return? Spring is sprung! Enjoy every minute. Time is flying by.
Darn keyboard. Loved the cottage. A scene out of Homeland:)
May 2 in Jordan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CHi everyone! We have just finished two flights from Kathmandu, Nepal to Sharjah, U.A.Emirates and then from Sharjah to Amman, Jordan. It has been a long journey and all of the kids IPads died during the flight so we didn’t have anything to entertain us and it was not very pleasant near the end! IRead more
Paisleys AbroadIt is a real struggle the life the children lead. Dead iPads ranks up there with one of the greatest hardships one can endure. I hope the young travellers survive.
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