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…

a good gut punch

“…stop rushing to get the to do list done because it never leaves. The kids do.” Those words ran through my head all day yesterday. The to-do list will never leave. The kids will. It was a good punch in the gut reading those words…

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take one for the team ~ a nap

I posted this on Instagram yesterday. I keep coming back to this photo. I convinced the girls to sneak up to the boys’ loft to do their reading. My oldest daughter read to me. I have never been a napper. Goodness though – when I…

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art binder {mixed media}

We create a lot of art around here. Some we keep. Some the kids send as mail. Some gets recycled. Each of my kids have an art journal that is primarily used for nature journaling. However, they also tend to create lots of loose page…

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Mama May I {keeping her busy}

Pre-K 1st Grade 2nd Grade 4th Grade 6th Grade It has taken a few weeks, but we are finally getting into a groove around here with school. One of the big challenges for me is how to incorporate a preschooler in the mix. I’ve attempted…

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photo tip {capturing a burst of action}

99% of the time I use my camera in the most basic settings: manual, one shot at a time, I pick the focal point. Every now and then I use one of the ‘advanced’ features. One setting I use sparingly is the option to shoot…

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