Well...in a whirl wind of 3 days and 2 nights we flew through Barcelona...We arrived to some chilly, rainy weather only to realize that I had forgotten to write down the number of the hostel...so after trekking around in the rain and asking different shop owners we finally found it...People in Barcelona are really friendly...especially the cab drivers...more on that later...we got changed and walked to Sagrada Familia one of Gaudi's masterpieces...on the way we stopped in for a sandwich...the church was closed but from the outside it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen...ever...Gaudi died before it was finished and so it's supposed to be completed by 2020...after the church we returned to our hostel and got ready to go out...we met a bunch of cool people and celebrated Elizabeth's birthday at ... read more

So Elizabeth and I are sitting at the aeropuerto awaiting another LONG travel experience...Our flight departs from Santiago...lays over in Sao Paulo...lays over in Madrid...and finally we arrive in Portugal...The rest of our time in La Serena was great...We were spending so much time at Werner and Maria's that they invited us to stay in their guest room...It also had a full view of the ocean...and one of the most heavenly beds I have ever slept in...They have 3 kids...Nicko, Simone and Kahlina...They all speak English, Bulgarian and Spanish...(pretty smart...I never knew a 2, 4 and 6 year old could make me feel so inadequate)...Maria spoiled us rotten with some awesome food...It definitely eased us into our adventure...During the weekend we went to the beach and stayed around the golf course where Maria and Werner live...It ... read more

Hey everyone, We leave on our Around the World adventure on October 6th, so we decided to start this website so you could all be updated about our progress...Please feel free to leave us messages or even come join us...Love you all! Kathleen and Elizabeth Tentative Schedule *Depart LAX October 6 *Santiago, Chile --October 6-17 *Lisbon, Portugal --October 18-27 *Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile --October 28-November 18 *New Zealand --November 19-30 *Melbourne --November 30-January 3 *Melbourne-Cairns, Australia January 3-February 10 *Thailand, Laos --February 10-21 *Cambodia --February 10-March 14 *Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore --March 14-May 14 *Dubai, UAE --May 14-24 *Egypt --May 24-June 7 *Greece --June 7-July 27 *Eastern Europe --June 7-July 31 *Western Europe --August 1-September 30 ... read more