Virginia
Fall and Holiday Fun in Hampton Roads with Kids
Our favorite fall and holiday traditions near Norfolk, Virginia. Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch in Chesapeake, plus Howl-O-Scream and Christmas Town at Busch Gardens.
The blog
Guides, itineraries, and stories from every place we've lived and traveled, newest first.
Hawaii
The Best Oahu Beaches for Babies and Toddlers (From a Family Who Lived There)
Our favorite Oahu beaches with a baby after two years on the island. Calm coves at Ko Olina, the lagoon by Kahanamoku Beach, and Kailua, plus parking tips.
Hawaii
PCS to Hawaii: What We Wish We'd Known Before Moving to Oahu
Our PCS to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam with a baby. Shipping household goods and a car, where to live on Oahu, traffic, island life, and our favorite snorkel spot.
Iceland
Our Iceland Babymoon: Waterfalls, Black Sand Beaches, and the Northern Lights
A March 2018 babymoon in Iceland, six months pregnant with Everett. Reykjavik, the south coast to Vík, the northern lights, and why we'd skip Fjaðrárgljúfur in the mud.
Cancun, Mexico
Our Cancun Honeymoon: Dolphins, a Cenote, and One Very Hot Day in Tulum
Where Periodic Travelers began. Our 2016 honeymoon at Beach Palace, swimming with dolphins, jumping into a cenote, and what we'd do differently in Tulum.
Ghana
Two Months Teaching English in a Ghana Village (and Two Weeks in Sierra Leone)
Our 2017 teaching internship outside Kumasi, Ghana, plus Kakum, Lake Bosomtwe and two weeks in Freetown. Monkeys on our shoulders and a baboon who stole breakfast.
London, England
One Week in London: The Classic First-Timer Sights
How we spent a week in London in 2017 after two months in West Africa. Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and more.
Virginia
Welcome to Periodic Travelers
Why a Navy family of five (and a puppy) calls itself the Periodic Travelers, where we've lived, and what's coming to this site.
