SchwanderlustA Family Travel Journal
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A Family Travel Journal

Stories from the trips we've taken, and the places still on the list.

Zodiac boat approaching the Antarctic coastline under a grey sky
An open road cutting through a dramatic volcanic landscape in Iceland
Three generations of a family together on a trip

Everywhere this journal comes from

Every pin here is a place one of us has actually stood, not just read about.

Stories, Tips & Inspiration

The Schwan family

About

Meet the Schwan Family.

We fell in love with travel long before it was anything else. Jen has spent years building real trips for real families, from Norway's Arctic coast to a night camping on the ice in Antarctica. Brian's behind the camera and the keyboard, writing and shooting the stories from wherever we end up.

This is a family thing, kids included. Ours have learned to read a map before they could really read, traded a classroom for a week in a new country more than once, and still ask when we're going somewhere next before we've even unpacked. That's the whole point of this site: not a highlight reel, just an honest record of what it's like to raise a family that travels.

Travel has always been more than a vacation to me. It is the anticipation of what is ahead, the places that stay with you long after you return home, the people you meet along the way, and the stories you bring back with you.

Jen

Jennifer also plans trips professionally at Schwan Travels→.

Jen & Brian

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