Welcome to The Wandering Olivers, a blog about our family's non-stop lifestyle. I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with you all. My husband, Tom, and I, Katie, share our wanderlust souls and together hope to travel and show our daughter, Emma, as much of the world as we can. Our goal is to share our family's experiences, tips & tricks, and even some itineraries from our various travels both domestically (within the US) and internationally! I hope we can help you as families, couples, and even individuals to be confident to take on everyday adventures.

Purpose:

We want to share our everyday lifestyle and travel experiences with you all! I initially started this blog as a travel blog, but it has taken a whole new form - for families on the move. Tom & I had many wonderful adventures together as a young couple that I have shared here, and once we had Emma, we didn't want to stop! 

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As a type-A personality, I like to plan much of our trips in advance and try to go as prepared as possible. But any traveler knows, you learn most about your destination while you are actually there! This same mentality has applied to having a new baby in the family - we do our research as best as we can, but end up figuring it out as we go!

We hope to include tips & tricks we've picked up along the way, heartwarming stories, our favorite baby gear, parenting hacks, contact information for specific excursions, tour guides, & drivers, our pitfalls & dreaded tourist traps, recommendations for places to stay, and copies of our itineraries for you to build off of. Our goal is to help inspire your everyday family adventures!

Our Story:

Tom and I met at Texas A&M University while we were working together as lifeguards and became the best of friends. Before he met me, Tom was already a world traveler; he had even lived in the UK and Dubai. On the other hand, I had been many places in the US, but had not yet been out of the country. When given the opportunity to travel with my best friend, Tom, I jumped at it! Since then, we have traveled to Dubai, Whistler, San Fransisco, Bangkok, and many places in between. My favorite thing about all our travels is the journey of exploring together!

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Tom & I both work in emergency medicine, Tom as a paramedic and myself as a physician assistant, therefore our schedules are flexible and conducive to traveling. We love seeing new places, learning about the culture, tasting new foods, hiking, skiing, & scuba diving, touring famous buildings & notable landmarks, and enjoying as much of an authentic experience together.

We started our biggest adventure together in 2021 when we became the parents of our wonderful daughter Emma! Tom & I were inspired by a book called "Bringing Up Bebe" to keep Emma involved in our active, busy lifestyle. We are always on the go as working parents who seek out never-ending adventures, both in our everyday lifestyle and as we travel the world together as a family.  

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We hope you enjoy reading about our adventures as the family on the go, the Wandering Olivers, and can apply some of our experiences to your own adventures!