Home - Ashley Ann Campbell

I’ve Never Been Here Before {my book}

In June 2022, our family of 7 embarked on a yearlong adventure to 20+ countries, all on a tight budget with only carry-on backpacks. We experienced the countless ways curiosity leads to beautiful discoveries. It was a dream decades in…

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…

Explore KY {Nolin Lake State Park}

We recently returned from a road trip to Kentucky. Our niece was getting married in eastern Kentucky, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to visit another national park – Mammoth Cave. As part of our geography curriculum the kids have studied aspects of Mammoth…

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Explore OK {McGee Creek State Park}

We loaded up the van with a tent and most of our camping gear to head out for a Mother’s Day weekend trip with our next door neighbors. You know it is a sign you love your neighbors when you choose to pitch tent next…

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Counters & Cabinets

After posting the tour of our finished kitchen, I received several questions about our cabinets, counters, and the process for it all. Hopefully, this post will answer most of those questions! First, I knew I wanted lots of windows and ZERO upper cabinets. I am…

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Our Tile Fireplace {aka my fancy space heater}

Another spot in the addition is finished…about 700 more to go! 😉 When we drew up designs for the kitchen, well the whole addition, we made them very specific to our family and how day to day life plays out for us. Practical and functional…

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Explore OK {Tulsa’s Gathering Place}

In September 2018, Tulsans celebrated the opening of Gathering Place. I can’t begin to explain or describe this place. 100 acres along the Arkansas River – a privately funded park for the diverse communities of Tulsa to gather. Adventure playgrounds, a boat house, a lodge,…

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