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By Gretchen Richter de Medeiros
- Jun 15, 2015
- 5 min
"I don't think there's truly a 'Goldilocks' moment for family travel..."
I shared our RTW plan with a long-time friend and mentor over coffee one day. He was surprised, incredulous even. His response was someth...
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By Rodrigo DeMedeiros
- Jun 2, 2015
- 1 min
We're published!
Since we left Seattle last September, 425 Magazine has been covering our RTW trip. They actually creted a new section for this purpose: R...
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by Gretchen Richter de Medeiros
- May 28, 2015
- 5 min
"Temporarily living like locals"
We love the experience of temporarily living like locals that we get by renting homes through VRBO.com, Homeaway and Airbnb. We double-lo...
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By Gretchen Richter de Medeiros and Tammy Oesting
- May 16, 2015
- 5 min
"The key to a successful shared experience is intentional communication."
What could be better than traveling the world? Traveling the world with those that you love! We are two families who decided to combine o...
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by Gretchen Richter de Medeiros
- Apr 27, 2015
- 4 min
"By the numbers list to reflect on the journey thus far."
It’s hard to believe that our six months south of the equator are now behind us. Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa: each c...
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by Gretchen Richter de Medeiros
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
"South Africa: we are already looking forward to the day that we return."
For me, half the fun of traveling is planning the journey. During the three years that we were saving money, I read countless books about...
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By Ander Willy (guest blogger)
- Apr 17, 2015
- 2 min
"When I first went to the Acropolis, I was excited to see the Parthenon and the other structure
An acropolis is a raised portion of a city, usually at the center. The word acropolis comes from the Greek roots “acro”, meaning “high”, ...
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By Isabella Richter de Medeiros
- Apr 17, 2015
- 5 min
"Langa: what amazed me the most was the sense of community in this town."
We toured a section of Cape Town called Langa. It is a very low-income area of Cape Town owned by chiefs of native tribes and clans. The ...
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by Gretchen Richter de Medeiros
- Apr 4, 2015
- 1 min
"Despite the overages, Chile was a relatively cheap country."
Below are tables that detail our projected costs, actual costs, and the differences between the two. We saved on lodging by staying two f...
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