Home - Ashley Ann Campbell

A few days in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Once we bought plane tickets to Guatemala, we began looking for places to visit. (We booked cheap tickets without any other plan or details - 'figure it out later' is my go-to). Breese found information on a market in the…

Tips for staying in a hostel as a family

While traveling we stay in all kinds of different places. Sometimes it is an apartment. Sometimes it’s a hostel. We slept in a cave in Jordan and a hut on the Sinai. Most places I find are on Booking.com, Airbnb,…

Israeli/Palestinian Dual Narrative Tour {Abraham Tours}

I'm sitting in a cute boho style cafe. The wind is blowing off the Sea of Aqaba through the open windows tangling my hair in a million ways. I might have pretty cool dreads at the end of this trip.…

Budget traveling – planning ahead saves $$$

Well, I still need to share some basics about our trip...like WHY we are doing it! Instead of waiting to get all those thoughts together, I figured I'd just start sharing answers to some of the questions I most commonly…

We bought them (1 one-way tickets to North Africa)

After years of traveling in our Avion, we began looking for an Airstream that we could completely remodel to fit our specific family needs. We especially wanted a double axel for safety reasons and scoured online for years to find…

I’ll paint over ESPN

Well, my ‘studio’ is now the ‘game room’. I knew this day was coming, but I held out hope maybe my crafty room would stay crafty. We’ve contemplated getting a ping pong table for a while. We tried the ping pong attachment that can fit…

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asparagus pizza & little chefs

My dad should open a restaurant, so should my sister. Come to think of it – they should do that together. In all their spare time. Truly though, my dad and sister are creative chefs. Don’t worry my mom is not offended by this post…

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One day at a time

A book and food – two things that cause my oldest to enter his own world, not to be distracted by anyone or anything. I love his hunger to learn, but his physical hunger is taking a toll on the grocery bill! On this particular…

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photo tip {prepping for the moment}

Constantly talking about ice skating, our oldest daughter has been dreaming of getting on the ice for the first time. The other kids weren’t interested, so Chris and I planned a special night just for her. We took her to dinner and told her a…

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adventure near & simple

The sunshine returned! It feels like we’ve had a prolonged gray sky winter. My family needs the sun. We need dirt. And hiking. And fresh air. We need the outside…and as Oklahomans, we are totally wimps in the cold! We welcomed the sun like a…

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