Meet Chris
Chris is a family man and enjoys spending time at home. He regularly plays basketball, goes to the gym, and listens to history podcasts. Chris is a dentist in Petaluma, California, and is in private practice. He also works as Expert Consultant for The Dental Board of California. Read more About Chris, the Dentist
Chris likes to travel as much as I do (well, almost!) When he was 9, his family moved to Wales for one year. His dad was a Botany Professor and did a sabbatical there. They traveled around Europe and visited relatives in Denmark. When Chris was 12, he traveled all over South America for a month with his grandma. He has loved traveling with his own family and plans to keep taking the boys (and their future families) traveling and on vacation at any age.
Chris’s favorite things about worldwide travel are: Seeing historical sites, experiencing cultures, broadening my horizons
Best aspect about taking the kids: Creating memories, unexpected inside family jokes
Most interesting things he has seen: The Roman Coliseum, the Pantheon, the Parthenon, the 13th-century walled Mayan archaeological site at Tulum National Park, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Delphi in Greece
On the bucket list: Israel, Iceland, China, Palenque in Mexico, Chile…
The Boys
Meet Lucas
Lucas is a San Diego State University student (I know, lucky guy!) He is in the Weber Honors College and Sigma Chi. His major is Civil Engineering, which was inspired by a house building missions trip to Mexico. Lucas is a musician and these days mostly plays the guitar. Basketball, Spikeball, skateboarding, the beach, and hiking are some of his favorite things to do. Lucas was only 4 months old on his first vacation to Hawaii. He was so cute that we were upgraded to business class (best flight ever!)
Lucas’s favorite things about worldwide travel are: Experiencing different cultures and getting to see the world, there is nothing else like it.
Funniest travel moment: When we were in Cambodia and Gavin put coffee creamer in lukewarm water thinking it would make coffee or seeing Aiden’s reaction to someone trying to put a monkey on him in Morocco.
Best thing about going with the fam: They pay for everything and getting to spend quality time.
Most interesting things he has seen: Stonehenge, the Wats of Cambodia, Cave tubing in San Ignacio, Belize
On the bucket list: Iceland, Thailand, India, and Australia
Meet Aiden
Aiden is in High School in Petaluma and taking lots of AP classes. He is looking into colleges where he can study Botany. Aiden has been doing CrossFit for almost 4 years. His aunt (my sister) and uncle were part of the original group to do CrossFit in Santa Cruz! They set records, and Aiden is holding up their reputations. Aiden also plays tennis on the varsity team at his high school, likes to hike, cook and has spent a lot of time working with kids at church.
Aiden’s favorite things about worldwide travel are: the food, being outside of the US, experiencing new things
Favorite countries: Italy and England
Best thing about going with the fam: making fun memories
Most interesting things he has seen: Stonehenge, the Vatican, the Colosseum, the castles and burial chamber (from 4000 BC) in Wales, Bue Marino Cave in Sardina
On the bucket list: more of the UK, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa
Meet Gavin
Gavin is also in high school and has had success with Honors classes and sports- rowing, wrestling and swimming. Gavin likes to write, and even had a book published when he was 11! He originally wrote and illustrated “The Adventures of Super Bob vs. Mr. Burger” when he was only 8. Gavin also likes to hike, swim, do science experiments, and watch and review movies.
Gavin’s favorite things about worldwide travel are: seeing different parts of the world and seeing how other people live
Funniest travel moment: In Morocco, when they told us to stay (walk) on the left side of the road if we want to live!
Best thing about going with the fam: lot’s of great times together
Most interesting things he has seen: snorkeling off the coast of Ambergris Caye in Belize (2nd largest reef in the world), kayaking in Bai Tu Long Bay (Ha Long) in Vietnam, Sahara Desert, when a monkey stole someone’s drink at Angkor Wat in Cambodia
On the bucket list: Brazil, New Zealand, more of Germany, an African Safari