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Tag Archives: Japan

Traveling With Kids: Let Them Guide, a Little

September 4, 2013by michelebigley 3 Comments

I am not going to sugar coat the challenges of family travel. It is not always pretty and it is definitely not easy. Some days are exhilarating and others are […]

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Adventure, Educational Travel, Essay, Experiental Travel, Family Travel, Japan, Tips and Tricks

You Don’t Have to be Rich to Travel with Kids

August 21, 2013by michelebigley 4 Comments

I am not some rich chick with 5K to drop for plane tickets whenever I get itchy feet. Never have been. Every single journey I have taken has been the […]

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Adventure, Educational Travel, Essay, Experiental Travel, Family Travel, Japan, Tips and Tricks

Backpacking with your kids

August 14, 2013by michelebigley 4 Comments

If you are anything like me, you pride yourself on the number of passport stamps you’ve earned. You brag about your adventures; your travel struggles; your experiences abroad. You’ve heaved […]

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Adventure, Educational Travel, Essay, Experiental Travel, Family Travel, Japan

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima: Traveling to teach kids about the past

August 6, 2013by michelebigley 2 Comments

History is bound to repeat itself. This is the message of our textbooks, our scholars, our sage leaders. Ladies will work magic to attract men. Kids will test boundaries. Men […]

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Adventure, Educational Travel, Essay, Experiental Travel, Family Travel, Giving Back, Hawaii Travel, Japan, Kindness, Oahu

Life’s best travel souvenir: A new way to live

July 31, 2013by michelebigley 9 Comments

After a trip, nothing gets me down more than the mundane aspects of being home. Dishes, cleaning, grocery shopping all pale in comparison to the journey I’ve just survived, making […]

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Adventure, Essay, Experiental Travel, Family Travel, Giving Back, Japan, Kindness

Sometimes Traveling With Kids Sucks

July 24, 2013by michelebigley 9 Comments

OK, I know I am supposed to be promoting traveling with kids, and the benefits of taking your children on the road, but sometimes, vacationing with young people just plain […]

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Adventure, Bad Trips, Essay, Family Travel, Japan

From the archives: Definitely Not Girls

June 11, 2013by michelebigley 6 Comments

I’m not the poster girl for adventure. But when the dude in the karaoke bar told us that there was no way we could hitchhike from Osaka to Tokyo that […]

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Adventure, College Trips, Essay, From the Archives, Japan, Road Trips

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#California you are so lovely. After reading this week’s @nytimes Oped about our #environmental #doomsdayclock by David Wallace Wells, I was reinvigorated to start working in my community to protect our #home. The question I keep returning to is HOW? If we focus on our #neighborhoods and #educating our #kids how should we prioritize? If #climatescience is accurate, this #beach in #carmel will have risen far past the houses that border these #tidepools. My first step is #educating my #children. What’s yours? #kidsenvironment #traveling #environmentalkids #earth #naturephotography #nofilter #globalguardians #protecttheplanet
What would make you do something to care for our #environment friends? This is what’s left of the #columbiaicefield #athabascaglacier in #canada. You can walk on it and drive on it, taking a gorgeous #journey to even fill a water bottle with fresh glacier water. In my lifetime, this glacier has retreated more than a mile and by the end of my kids’ lives, it might not be here any longer. I know #Instagram is about #prettypictures. But how do we get ourselves to wake up and starting becoming #changemakers ????? I’ve been working on a book project about #teaching my #kids about the #planet they will inherit through #travel by #exploring places that might not exist in their lifetimes. The second I tell someone this, they become despondent and tune out. How can I write about this and get people to care? #protecttheearth #environmentalscience #environmentalkids #futureearth #climatechange #climatechangeisreal
Pacman clouds eating up the #sky #rain is returning to #California this week. Our hills are the brightest green. Our flowers are popping out to say hi. The magnolia and jasmine are blooming. Though it’s cold, this is one of my favorites times of year in #norcal What’s your favorite way to spend a #rainy day when #traveling the globe? #travel #naturepix #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #naturel #nature_photo #travelwriter #onassignment #earth #earthpix
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