Wandering Footsteps: Wandering the World One Step at a Time » A travel journal following a family on their overland trip around the world.

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  • Welcome to Wandering Footsteps, the travel journal of a nomadic family on an overland trip around the world. With thirty years of travel experience, a round-the-world trip already under our belt, a newly-converted bus, and a new baby in tow, this journey is bound to be interesting! Join us in our global wanderings - we've saved an extra seat just for you!

    - Brittany, Bruno, and Phoenix

Posted in Europe,Western EuropeTags: ,

Every year, we leave bus life and head to our home-away-from-home in France. I’ve shared our French life on the blog before but never before as a VLOG. This vlog gives a tour of our house and neighborhood and insight into our life when we here. Best of all, though, there is some very special footage of a very special toddler milestone at the end!!

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  • Les Brown - Hello Bruno,Brittany and Phoenix. Leonie and I have spent our Sunday morning travelling with you and visiting your home in France. We definitely think that Phoenix has taken top spot on the show. What a great way to spend some time on a quiet Sunday morning. Phoenix has grown so much and is such a beautiful boy.He certainly is determined to get going and see everything.I expect Bueno will be happy when Phoenix can wheel some suit cases..
    Leonie enjoyed the Blogs and the music. You do a great job.we will look for more and also look forward to see you all in Aug.
    Lots of love, Leonie and Grampa.ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Hi Grampa and Leonie, it is so wonderful to hear from you, and to hear that you enjoyed our most recent vlog. Truly, it’s for you guys that I wanted to do this – we just have too many silly and amazing clips of Phoenix growing up not to share with family! Looking forward to seeing you both in a couple months. Until then, xx.ReplyCancel

  • Elizabeth S - I had a silly smile on my face the whole time watching Phoenix learning how to walk. Enjoyed the tour and seeing familiar locations. Loved your choice of music.ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Thank you very much for the triple compliments!ReplyCancel

Posted in North America,The AmericasTags: ,

Twelve nights, five different beds, five visits with family and friends, a thousand kilometers of driving. Bookmarked with international flights, complete with time-zone changes, and all accomplished with the presence of a toddler. Were we insane to embark on this trip?!?

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  • Louise - Very nice all around. I especially enjoyed the images of Phoenix with the other kiddies!ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - It was sooooo adorable to see him with the other kids. Hope we will have a chance to do more toddler socializing in the near future because Phoenix seems to love it!ReplyCancel

  • Nicole - Sounds like you had a very successful time in Florida! It was so lovely to have the chance to catch up with you, Bruno and Phoenix! Auguste and I (and the rest of the fam) can’t wait to see you all again this summer at the beach back home! Safe travels!ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - It was so nice to get to see you, too, Nic! Thank you all for the warm welcome, yummy food, and chance to see your adorably baby boy! Counting down the weeks until summer in NB, woot woot! 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Elizabeth S - So much joy in the recounting of your visits and such fun for me to read. I love everyone you saw and therefore understand completely how fulfilling your trip was. I couldn’t be happier for you. Thanks for sharing:)ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Wish you had been there – you would have so loved to see Phoenix interact with all the new people (and dogs) he met. What a trip!ReplyCancel

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After 4.5 months in Mexico, we’re heading off to Florida and France. I look back on our explorations of northern and central Mexico and realize that, even though we were focused on family, we still saw and did an amazing amount of beautiful, interesting and cultural things! Here’s the wrap-up of our tourism highlights!

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  • Freya Gnerre - Dear Brittany, Bruno and Phoenix,
    I really enjoyed the picture of Phoenix – he’s getting so big! Absolutely gorgeous! I loved your pictures of your travel through Mexico which is a favorite country of mine. I did climb the Moon Pyramid, but not the Sun. It was scary coming down with all those small steps. Did you get much time inside Mexico City? That place is amazing with history, museums, etc. And the towns along the Pacific ocean are great.

    I have not been doing much traveling – busy working on the house. I’m so glad that spring is here and everything is starting to sprout. My Nephew and his new wife will be here the end of June for a couple of weeks – so that should be a lot of fun. Louise gets back the middle of next month and we will be getting together. And, my Rotarian Presidency of our local club is up at the end of June – color me happy. Too much work although it is for a good cause.

    Enjoy Florida and France. I look forward to your next blog.

    Much love,
    FreyaReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Dear Freya, it was very nice to hear from you. Been awhile! (My fault). We got to see Louise last month which was very nice, and I hope that she has passed on our news to you. It seems you are keep well, busy, and well-traveled, so all sounds great! You’ll have to make it back down to Mexico sometime and meet little Phoenix! Best wishes and have a wonderful summer.ReplyCancel

  • carol thompson - Hi!
    Did you feel safe during your stay in Mexico? I see there are travel alerts for all of Mexico?ReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Hi Carol, and thanks for your comment. So sorry it took me so long to reply – we went on a big international trip…!

      We are back in Mexico now, and continue to feel well and safe here. You might be interested in my most recent post, which is actually a guest post written by my father, who spent over four months RVing in Mexico. It tells both his adventures and misadventures. Hope that can help answer your question! Best.ReplyCancel

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After over 7 months on the road in our Big Blue Bus with a BABY, it was time to take a break. Check out our newest vlog, sharing all about our recent villa rental in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca. It was an amazing (and much-needed) 7 weeks!

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  • Les Brown - Finally catching up with your blog or Vlog. How nice to sit in my chair at home and see Phoenix growing and doing more things. He is certainly interested in everything and is a very happy looking and beautiful boy. You may be in Fl.now and I am quite happy to know you are north of the Rio Grande.
    Things are very quiet for us in N.B. The winter has been long and cold but we are well and keep walking, playing cards and spending time with friends.
    Will look forward to more news of your busy travels and of course to see you all again in August.
    Love, GrampaReplyCancel

    • Brittany - Dear Grampa, sorry I am just getting back to your comment now. I haven’t been too good at replying to my blog comments, but I do read them all and whenever I hear from you it makes me so happy. Keep them coming! 🙂ReplyCancel