A year and a half ago, Franny helped organize a school fundraiser to aid the victims of a substantial earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. For this reason, we made sure that Christchurch would find a place on our itinerary. When we got to the city, we were all shocked, saddened, humbled and inspired by what […]
SHE JUST BREATHES
We all measure our lives in years, decades, generations. What if you had to measure your life in months, weeks, days? What would you do? This movie is about Kelly, our former nanny, our cherished friend, a truly remarkable and inspiring person. Please take just a few minutes and watch.
FITZROY, A LOVE SONG
When we were living in Australia a few years back, we regretted that we never made it down to Melbourne. We were told it’s the most European of the cities in Australia (kind of true), and we were told it’s a “grown-up city, not really for kids” (kind of false). What we weren’t told about […]
THIS IS WHAT TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE
It’s September 9th in Los Angeles, but it’s September 10th in Australia. Here is a sneak preview of tomorrow. On an overnight train from Sydney to Melbourne, we woke up before dawn — still jet-lagged from the flight from South America. The assignment for each of us was to write a short poem with the […]
IS BUENOS AIRES MORE LIKE NEW YORK OR PARIS?
The debate rages on. In living color. Welcome to Argentina, friends. Buckle up as Franny and Finn argue both sides of the issue. Shot entirely on our iPhone 4S.
HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL: PISAC, PERU
Pisac, in the beautiful Sacred Valley of Peru, is a community famous for its immense local market, full of intricate handicrafts, woven alpaca textiles, and silver jewelry of all shapes and sizes. It is equally well-known for its Incan ruins, which sit atop a hill at the entrance to the valley. The ruins are constructed […]
JEWISH COWBOYS OF PERU
Four lonesome renegades disappear into the Andes, never to be heard from again.
ECUADORIAN DAYDREAM
When we first conceived of taking a trip around the world, we dreamed that we might make new friends in the places we visited. Perhaps these new friends would have children the same age as ours, maybe they might invite us to their house or their farm, maybe we would ride horses with them or […]
EL DIARIO DE LAS GALAPAGOS
The Captain of the M/V Santa Cruz reports on the unanticipated discovery of a new species.
FRANNY, 72 DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP
Franny, age twelve and three-quarters, considers what life might be like on her year traveling around the world, away from her friends.