Meet Aaron and Meghan - scuba diving, traveling, and recovering expats! They just moved back from Germany, where they lived and worked for two years and are now making their home in the great state of Texas, quite a change for these northerners! Follow along as they dive and travel all over the world.
I’m not sure how it’s been nearly a YEAR since I last posted. COVID has really warped my sense of time. And living life with two kids + two full time jobs is….a lot. We haven’t been traveling for leisure a whole lot, so I’ve had a lack of ‘content’ in that realm. And Louisiana isn’t much of a diving state so, not much on that front either. But, I’m back today with BIG ol’ update for y’all!
Read MoreThere’s no mincing words here - travel can be expensive. And the most expensive part is usually the airline tickets to get to your destination. As we start to emerge from COVID and the world starts to open back up, there are TONS of flight deals to be had right now. Read on to find out how to score the best of them!
Read MoreAfter our first, and very succesful, experience hiring a vacation photographer in Cesky Krumlov to take family photos, I knew that one day while in Poland, we needed to do it again. For our first experience, we used Localgrapher. They were great to work with and our photographer came down from Prague to take our photos. I appreciated how streamlined their process was, so I returned to review their photographers for Gdansk. As it turns out, the photographer I had wanted was unavailable. I decided to try to find my own photographer in Gdansk. I mean of course people live there, so there must be photographers there too!
Read MoreMan, 2020 has been quite a year, hasn’t it? I mean, I’m not really there is much else to say about it except for I’m ready for 2021 and it’s still August!
Back in January, we took a trip to Poland. It feels like a lifetime ago, but then I remember that it was really only about 7 months ago. We had two missions for this trip: order drysuits from Santi and eat pierogi. I’m happy to say we accomplished both!
Read MoreAaron and I are no stranger to thermal baths. We discovered them living in Germany and now look for one whenever we travel. They aren’t common to find in the US where water-based activities are generally of the more thrill-seeking type, but I’ve found them all over Europe. They are great to relax as a couple, or to let kids burn off some energy. Years ago I had heard of the amazing thermal baths in Budapest so when I started planning our adults-only trip, I knew we had to visit one.
Read MoreBack in May, I got a hairbrained idea. I had recently discovered Lindsey Stirling and her music and I was stumbling around the internet one day, trying to see if she had any upcoming tour dates. Her US tour appeared to have been mostly completed. Sad day. But, she had announced a number of tour dates in Europe. I jokingly looked at Aaron and said, “I think we should go see Lindsey Stirling in Concert.”
Read MoreIf you’ve been around these parts before, you know that we lived in Germany for two years, and even had our oldest daughter there. Since repatriating, we’ve been back to Germany on a couple of occasions and each time we return, feel a little more homesick than the last time. It’s not our homeland, but Germany made quite the impact on us and we would love the opportunity to live there again! So given our history with the country, I believe that Germany makes the PERFECT country if you’re looking to take your family abroad for the very first time! Here are some reasons why!
Read MoreIn the summer of 2014, the Oaks' packed up their life and moved to Mannheim, Germany. Now they live in Texas! Follow along as this former expat couple travels the world with the two girls, doing some scuba diving along the way!
Welcome! We're Aaron and Meghan. This is a place where we blog about our travels, scuba diving, our experience living as expats in Germany, and now what it's like to be repats in Texas. Please join us on our journey!
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