We’re the Newsom Family. It started with a vow to “Always travel and experience life together.” 11 years married, 4 year old twins, 35 countries later & still keeping the vow.

— Morgan, David, Cooper, & Sawyer

  • 2018- a look at life

      2018 has been a transformation year for me. There has been a lot of good, but a lot of bad as well. The bad not really visible, but underlying things that needed to be fixed.  It took me a… Continue reading

  • There is never a perfect time.

    This post has been in the hopper so to speak for the past several months. It is short but sweet. It has been tougher for me to write as we really have not done much traveling outside of work. I… Continue reading

  • Sunday tidbits

    I woke up this morning, and had the urge to travel. Usually at some point during the day I think about traveling somewhere. I find myself sifting through Booking.com or Expedia.com finding the cheapest places to stay or a dirt… Continue reading

  • Our Top Travel Rules

    When Morgan and I were sitting in the airport during a long layover overseas, we started discussing some of our top travel rules and suggestions. We get a lot of questions about how we travel and why we travel. So,… Continue reading

  • India Part II

    We flew into Varanasi at 10 PM at night, and immediately caught a cab into town. We learned that the cabs could not actually drive to where our guest house was located. We were told the street had been blocked… Continue reading

  • INDIA… part 1

      There is no easy way to start on our India trip, but to say that it was a blast. The most common question that we got asked before we went was “Why India”? India is not at the top… Continue reading

  • Our first Christmas

    Four years ago today, Morgan and I were hunkered down in the mining town of Reefton, NZ for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Reefton is a town surrounded by gold mines, and the people who live in this city are… Continue reading

New Years Day 3 years ago- we spent a misty morning walking the columns and alcoves of the Taj Mahal. David and I got up before sunrise, had a chai for breakfast, and were inside the grounds before the crowds and tour buses arrived. It was a very quiet, eerie place, and the fog only made it more intense. When the sun finally rose and burned off the mist the Taj was everything we imagined it would be. ⁠⠀ Merry Christmas from David, me, and the twins!! 🎄❄️ Two years ago David and I visited Israel. We spent days walking the ancient streets of Jerusalem, a week driving through the biblical deserts and past the seas that we were taught about in church. With Christmas coming up this week we are reminded of another time and past ways of living. One of the things I love most about traveling is the people history that we get to learn and experience for ourselves. ⁠⠀ Starting off September with exciting news... We are going to be parents!!! Tiny traveler joining the crew in February. @davidnewsom7 Ancient architecture is amazing to me, and thinking about how many centuries old the columns are is unfathomable. Respect and awe for the culture that built this plaza. I can only dream of how it looked when it was “new.” I love European gardens and how open but intentional they are designed. Symmetry is important to me and makes my perfectionist side happy. This aerial view of the lawn at Chateau Chambord is exactly what I love. . India was one of the most exotic, over stimulating countries we’ve ever visited. It’s true when people say “India is in your face and so busy.” When you walk down the road you’re dodging scooters, gangs of children, sacred cows, and dogs trying to see what they can steal from the market stalls. Get out of the way or be run over in this country! It was incredible. . This door in the old City of Jerusalem was such a surprise when I turned the corner! The details and colors wowed me. It was on a simple market street and none of the shops were open yet. Every other door was wooden, unfinished, and locked with a big chain. I have no idea how old this doorway is, but I’m glad someone decided to make it colorful. .

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