Travel | From Sin City to the Serengeti

Last updated on August 27th, 2023 at 01:07 am

The Travels of Casey E. Palmer

Many parents want to give their kids the same thing—more than they ever had. But we’re doing it wrong. We’re raising a generation with more stuff than ever—more gadgets, more gizmos, more toys… all these things they likely won’t remember when they look back at things down the road.

What they will remember are their experiences.

When I started travelling on my own in my twenties, it only grew more addictive the more I did it. Backpacking through some of Western Europe made way for adventures like climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro or bonding in Vegas and New Orleans with peers I knew from the internet. It had me challenge my norms and understand the world is so much bigger than what’s in my backyard—I hope to have the opportunity to show my sons that the world is more than a series of headlines.

But perhaps not yet.

Casey Palmer, A Dad Abroad.

I don’t know how peops like Natalie Preddie, Solmaz or Sarah Pittard do it as often as they do. The last major trip we took with our boys was semi-disastrous, testing our limits with altitudinal effects, intense heat and a mighty wallop of Montezuma’s Revenge thrown into the mix. And they were no travelling novices—in contrast to me, who didn’t take his first flight ’til 14, they’ve been to Calgary. Chicago. Cuba and more in the mere five years I’ve been a Dad. But travel bloggers like these show me it’s at least possible, and that we shouldn’t let a few challenging experiences keep us from exploring the world.

Here’s a list of my travels from well before kids and beyond—I hope it inspires you to make some travels of your own!

From Sin City to the Serengeti—The Travels of Casey E. Palmer

The Travel Wishlist

• Tokyo, Japan
• Joshua Tree, California
• Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
• Portugal
• Germany
• San Francisco
• Iceland
• Newfoundland
• Rovaniemi, Finland—the official village of Santa Claus

The Experience Wishlist

• The CN Tower Edgewalk
• Dogsledding
• Treetop trekking
• Explore a jungle
• Trampolining
• Hot air ballooning