Exploring Northern Michigan & Chicago, IL

We are Ben, Kelly and Liesel. We sold everything to travel the world and bond as a family. This episode is from our last week in the USA where we visited family in Chicago and Michigan! This is our final episode before we begin our round the world journey!

For the last 6 weeks we've been spending our time touring our home state of Michigan (aka the Mitten State, high five!). We've been enjoying time and boding with family before we ship out to see the rest of the world. In this episode we talk about our adventures in the northern Michigan town of Harbor Springs and enjoy some rooftop pool partying (child friendly of course) in Chicago!

Michigan's Best Summer Activities

For the last 3 weeks we've been spending our time touring our home state of Michigan (aka the Mitten State, high five!). We've been enjoying time and boding with family before we ship out to see the rest of the world in August. This episode we talk about our adventures on the beaches of West Michigan, a day on Mackinac Island, the crystal clear waters of Torch Lake, we met some new AWESOME friends, toured Crossroads Village. PLUS, we talk about our new website and blog!

Camping & Hiking with a Toddler in Lake Tahoe

Hello! We're The FUNemployed Family and we sold it all to travel the world with our daughter. This video is from our 1st stop on our 'round the world trip, Lake Tahoe!!

In our FINAL WEEK in Lake Tahoe we went camping, had a mixed review hike in Emerald Bay and had some friends visit for a beach day. As always, we caught some great overhead shots with our drone! We also discuss our upcoming plans as we travel the world with our toddler.

If you enjoy this video, be sure to check out our other posts on Tahoe, including videos and a blog post with lots to do in this magical area!

I'm On A Boat!!!

BOATS & DRONES! For the last 3 weeks we've been spending our time finding family friendly hikes and beaches all around Lake Tahoe. This week we rented a boat and had some EPIC time exploring by water (& air!).

We brought our drone and what we saw from above was ridiculously good looking!!

Lake Tahoe's Best Hikes with Kids

For the last 2 weeks we've been spending our time finding family friendly hikes and beaches all around Lake Tahoe. This week we conquered the Cascade Falls Trail and hiked into a nude beach (oops!) in Nevada. Both destinations had some fun moments and AMAZING views.

1st Stop on World Tour & Paddle boarding with a Toddler!

We've quit our jobs and sold our house and things in search for a happier, simpler life where we can bond with our daughter, experience life, and give back to communities. Lake Tahoe is our first stop in our trip around the world and this week Liesel went on her first SUP and paddle boarded with us!. We would love if you would join us on our epic family adventure.

One Man, One Cat, One Moving Truck - Driving across America

The last thing to do before we start our 'round the world adventure with our daughter was to drive the possessions (and cat) across the country to be stored with family. But, that's easier said than done. There were a couple mishaps along the way that could have been disastrous.

Let's recap: We've quit our career jobs. We've sold our 1st home. Now we're getting started on a journey around the world to spend more time with our daughter, develop new careers, and redefine our lives.

House is Sold! Time to Pack!

Today the house sale is official!!! : )

We are 2 weeks away from leaving the house, but only 3 days until Ben drives the moving truck filled with keepsakes across the country to be stored with family in Michigan!

In this episode we pack, and sort, and pack, and sort, and try to keep a normal balanced life for Liesel in the midst of this chaos. We are so excited to get started on our around the world adventure!!

Why Did We Challenge the American Dream?

Hi guys!! We're the Lutz family and we are making a HUGE life change. In this episode we explain WHY we are quitting our stable jobs, selling our house and things, and are embarking on a trip around the world with our toddler.. Also, we've got some SEA TURTLES, some baby pics of Liesel, our first drone flight, Kelly's failed attempt at rapping, a cute video of Liesel on her tricycle AND outtakes at the end!

This is only our 2nd ever vlog, so please bear with us as we learn how this whole thing works, AND make sure to check out episode 1 where we explain what it is we're doing!

Our 1st Vlog! What the Heck are We Doing???

Hello there! We're the Lutz family and we are making a HUGE life change. In hopes of finding more happiness in our daily routine we are quitting our stable jobs, selling our house and things, and are embarking on a trip around the world with our toddler... that is, if she's cool with it. We'll see! :)

This is our first ever vlog, so please bear with us as we learn how this whole thing works! We begin our adventures in June 2018 and hope to share weekly adventure video updates here on YouTube but can also find us for more frequent updates on Instagram and facebook.

Cheers!

The FUNemployed Family