The Travelers

Diving back into Family travel today — but for anyone listening who doesn’t have kids, or doesn’t see the family “obstacle” on the horizon, what I like about these conversations is that if you can realize that kids are just a mindset change, just like everything else, than you can get past any self-imposed barrier - you just have to change the thought. Today I’m sitting down with Kathrin Spaccarelli, from Portland Oregon - PDX - who spent the past year with her family of 4, ever since September 2013, on a round the world trip. Their route is in fact around the world, visiting 4 of the 7 continents - or 5, if you include the United States. And what I love about this is how she helps to crush the belief that travel - especially adventure - has to end with kids. A quick preview: How a trip to Japan in high school fostered a love of travel and new experience for Kathrin, that she carried into her marriage and, later, family. Where they went what they did as a family. The effect Kathrin has seen travel has had