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HI! We are Chip, Lindsay, Reid, & Bennett and in 2017-2018 we set off to discover new places, meet and re-connect with people, and help spread kindness
while enjoying a family gap year together. This is how “We Hit Pause” came to fruition.
Since then we have embarked on countless mini-pauses: 3 months in US/Canada, winters in Hawaii and Mexico, summers in Europe.
Here on our website, we share our experiences, challenges, memories, photos, and hopefully some decent tips for you.
If you want to start at the beginning of our journey, start HERE!!
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Meet Our Family:
We are Chip, Lindsay, Reid, and Bennett. A Family of four who enjoys “hitting pause” on our life in Colorado as often as we can to re-connect as a family and seek out those unforgettable travel moments. We’ve explored North America and Mexico by VW van during our one year sabbatical, Canada on a 10-week van trip, and so many other beautiful places in-between!
Wanna know why We Hit Pause? Start here…
Top 6 Reasons Why We Chose to “Hit Pause”
- Arizona 4
- Baja 5
- Beaches 19
- California 4
- Canada 11
- Central America 10
- Colorado 4
- Costa Rica 2
- Europe 21
- European Cities 8
- Family Travel 29
- Finances 2
- France 6
- Germany 2
- Girls Trip 2
- Guatemala 5
- Hawaii 8
- Holland 1
- Hungary 1
- Idaho 2
- Ireland 4
- Mexico 10
- Minimalism 4
- Missouri 1
- Mother-Daughter Trip 9
- National Parks 11
- New Mexico 2
- Oahu 8
- Oregon 5
- Portugal 4
- Previous Trips 10
- Road Trip 25
- South Pacific 1
- Spain 1
- State Parks 8
- Surfing 6
- Switzerland 1
- Texas 2
- Tours 10
- Travel 13
- Turkey 1
- UNESCO 4
- US Cities 8
- USA 30
- Vacation 10
- Vietnam 5
- Volunteer 1
- Washington 3
- Wyoming 3
- lessons 3
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To any future girl trips: I’m sorry, but you’ve got some serious competition. Our week in Barcelona wasn’t just a vacation—it was a chapter of pure magic. I didn’t realize how transformative eight days with these incredible women would be until I looked back and saw how much we laughed, bonded, and grew together. It was one of those rare trips that etches itself into your soul.
So if you're wondering whether to rally your closest girlfriends and book that flight—don’t wonder. Do it. You won’t regret it.
Now buckle up for an insanely fun, wildly feminine ride through Barcelona: think La Sagrada Familia tours, sunny rooftop bars, a medieval day trip to Girona, Park Güell strolls, a rowdy Barça game, and more burrata than you thought humanly possible—all washed down with copious amounts of cheap and cheerful Spanish wine.