I’m Nicole. Certified travel advisor. Mom of three. I’ve taken my family to 57 countries across six continents. I now help families plan the international trips they’ve been dreaming about but don’t know how to start.

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  • A smiling veterinary staff member with short blonde and black hair and glasses holds a fluffy golden Cavapoo dog at Overland Park Veterinary Center.
    How We Brought Poppy to Norway (And What It Actually Cost Us)
    Wondering what it actually takes to bring your dog from the US to Europe? We just did it. Here is the full process including the vet visits, USDA paperwork, what the window looks like for tapeworm treatment, what it costs, and what happened when customs was not open in Amsterdam. Everything you wish someone had told you before you started googling.
  • Mom holding a small curly brown dog wrapped in a red blanket on a Delta flight, sitting next to her young daughter who is wearing earbuds and holding a tablet, flying over the North Atlantic on the way to Europe for worldschooling
    35,000 Feet Over the North Atlantic…And I Finally Feel Calm
    I’m writing this from 35,000 feet, somewhere northeast of Canada, south of Greenland. Poppy is snoring between Avilene and me on Delta. And if you asked me how I feel right now? I honestly don’t know how to explain it except that for the first time in a long time, I feel completely at peace.
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    We Sold Our House and We’re Living in a Hotel … 4 Sleeps Until Everything Changes
    We sold our house. We are living in a hotel. Somewhere between the Uhaul Jenga at 11:30pm, the thunder shaking the house all night, and the buyer showing up 20 minutes early… we just ran out the door and hoped for the best. 4 sleeps until everything changes.
  • Adam Nicole Avilene and Jake at an ice cream shop on Mother's Day — the Adventures We Seek family enjoying one of their last sweet moments together in Kansas before flying to Norway in 10 days.
    10 Days… and My Brain Looks Like This
    6 sleeps left in our home. 10 days until we fly to Oslo. MayCember is in full swing. Adam is not taking time off. I am not taking time off. The kids are definitely not taking time off. And I am currently sitting on a school playground serving as taxi driver writing this on my phone.
  • Adam and Avilene smiling in front of a pink neon Meet Me in Miami sign — a dad and his daughter soaking up the last big adventure before the biggest adventure of their lives.
    T Minus 16 Days… Plane Tickets. A Car in Norway. And Yes… Arendal Is Real.
    We leave May 23rd to Oslo via Amsterdam. We are buying a car in Norway. Our first stop is Arendal — yes the real life home of Elsa and Anna. Poppy’s paperwork is filed. T minus 16 days and here is everything we have sorted so far.
  • Bun Bun wearing tiny swim goggles relaxing by the indoor pool at Springhill Suites Lenexa Kansas during her extended hotel stay.
    Bun Bun Having Fun — The Best Hotel Email We Have Ever Received
    We left Bun Bun at the hotel in Lenexa Kansas. Under the covers. Like a tiny stuffed fugitive. Then we got to Miami and opened our email to find a message titled Bun Bun Having Fun with action photos of her entire extended hotel stay. Madison from the front desk is our hero.