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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 18
- California 4
- Canada 11
- Central America 10
- Colorado 4
- Costa Rica 2
- Europe 16
- European Cities 5
- Family Travel 29
- Finances 2
- France 6
- Germany 2
- Guatemala 5
- Hawaii 8
- Holland 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 1
- Previous Trips 10
- Road Trip 25
- South Pacific 1
- State Parks 8
- Surfing 6
- Switzerland 1
- Texas 2
- Tours 10
- Travel 13
- Turkey 1
- UNESCO 3
- US Cities 8
- USA 30
- Vacation 10
- Vietnam 5
- Volunteer 1
- Washington 3
- Wyoming 3
- lessons 3
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Holy smokes, Sintra. Where have you been all my life? The travel blogs I had researched and the recollections from friends back home did not prepare me for this vibrant & magical city at the foothills of the densely forested Sintra Mountains of Portugal. The historic city center with its narrow, steep streets, mustard-colored buildings, and inviting cafes would be enough to draw crowds. But if you gaze up into the forested terrain, you’ll see there are even more jewels to explore. Palaces, villas, & castles fit for kings and queens await exploring. Prepare to be whisked away to this whimsical place called Sintra.