Periodic TravelersA Navy family of five (and a dog) living in each duty station for a few years, then packing up for the next. Real guides to the places we have lived and traveled.https://periodictravelers.com/Fall and Holiday Fun in Hampton Roads with Kidshttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/fall-in-hampton-roads-with-kids/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/fall-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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTThe Best Oahu Beaches for Babies and Toddlers (From a Family Who Lived There)https://periodictravelers.com/posts/oahu-beaches-for-toddlers/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/oahu-beaches-for-toddlers/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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:00:00 GMTPCS to Hawaii: What We Wish We'd Known Before Moving to Oahuhttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/pcs-to-hawaii/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/pcs-to-hawaii/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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMTOur Iceland Babymoon: Waterfalls, Black Sand Beaches, and the Northern Lightshttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/iceland-babymoon-2018/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/iceland-babymoon-2018/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.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMTOur Cancun Honeymoon: Dolphins, a Cenote, and One Very Hot Day in Tulumhttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/cancun-honeymoon-2016/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/cancun-honeymoon-2016/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.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo Months Teaching English in a Ghana Village (and Two Weeks in Sierra Leone)https://periodictravelers.com/posts/ghana-sierra-leone-2017/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/ghana-sierra-leone-2017/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.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOne Week in London: The Classic First-Timer Sightshttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/one-week-in-london-2017/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/one-week-in-london-2017/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.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcome to Periodic Travelershttps://periodictravelers.com/posts/welcome-aboard/https://periodictravelers.com/posts/welcome-aboard/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.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT