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Koh Lipe

It’s hard to believe we’ve been in Malaysia for nearly three months! Knowing that we had to step out of the country to renew our visa, we had a hard time deciding our options. We definitely didn’t feel like getting back on an airplane just yet, especially just for a weekend getaway, but we also […]

Enjoy Detroit

We did it. That’s what we keep saying to ourselves as we try to let the reality of what we’ve done sink in. In the last two months, I left my job, we said goodbye to friends, sold our house and almost all our stuff, and left our home in Ottawa where we’ve lived the […]

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We were thrilled to be invited to Ottawa Morning to talk about Operation Hejira, our plan to travel the world with our kids! Update: the link to the interview is here. Click here to subscribe to our blog updates and follow our journey. Alison’s creativity coaching website, Design Your Art-Committed Life, is at gresik.ca.

Operation Hejira is a go

We’re leaving the country. That’s right, we’re taking our life on the road (or, more accurately, to the skies) and spending the next few years abroad.

Ultimate in the Old Country

Shawn and I are in Prague for the World Ultimate Club Championships. He’s playing with the masters team GLUM and I’m along for the ride.