by Colin, Jess and Fernando | Nov 15, 2017 | Australia
The Australian country page in the personalized kids book My Way Home was first described to our (amazing) illustrator Juan Chavetta as “sort of like an Aussie mix tape’. The conversation went on which gave me an opportunity to clarify; “Ok, then imagine a mash-up...
by Colin, Jess and Fernando | Nov 15, 2017 | Ecuador
An Irish couple came to live with us for a time – in the midst of their world travels. They’d come directly from the Galapagos (a place that’s STILL on my bucket list) and had, without a doubt, some of the most impressive photos and stories of a single place that I’d...
by Colin, Jess and Fernando | Nov 15, 2017 | Kids Book
1. Education makes heroes Confucius famously said “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” Hold on a sec – so world peace lies at the hands of our educated little ones? Ok, that may be a bit of a stretch – but one thing’s for sure...
by Colin, Jess and Fernando | Nov 15, 2017 | Aruba, Kids Book
Yeah, snakes have a bad rep. The (un)popularity of Slytherin house and the reptilian implications didn’t help. I’m a kiwi. We don’t have snakes, we don’t do snakes, we (yes a mass generalization) don’t like them that much. Respect at a distance. Having recently lived...
by Colin, Jess and Fernando | Nov 15, 2017 | Argentina
I was left with two impressions of place from my six weeks in Argentina. One was the spectacular (and for some weird reason unexpected) range of street art and the other – a fascination with oven birds… their nests actually. The Rufous Hornero – (admit it,...