by Bambi Wineland | May 16, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Thailand
Our Favorite Things to See and Do in Thailand. Come explore with us! The Reclining Buddha – Bangkok Wat Po, or the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is a lively and lavish temple complex in the Phra Nakhom District of Bangkok. This temple complex houses the...
by Bambi Wineland | May 10, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Thailand
On May 26, 1998, the Thai government officially declared Chang Thai Day, or National Elephant Day, in Thailand. Elephants, the national animal of Thailand, have been celebrated and honored on March 13th every year since. They have elephant banquets, elephant shows,...
by Bambi Wineland | May 3, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Birth Mother Search, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Our Children
Back to Jac — Juan Antonio Contreras — revisiting the conversation about searching for his birth mother. A few weeks ago, just before I headed to China, I was in a bit of an existential crisis over my son, Jac, feeling the need to find his...
by Bambi Wineland | Apr 25, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel
At Motherland Travel, we align ourselves with organizations in the countries we travel to that do work we believe in. From orphanages in China to rural schools in Colombia, to helping street kids in Vietnam, these organizations are doing amazing work! In Guatemala...
by Bambi Wineland | Apr 18, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Travel
Guatemala, known as “The Land of Eternal Spring” is as spectacularly beautiful as she is fascinating and adventurous! Among her enticing attractions are three UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Antigua, Quiriguá & Tikal. She boasts romantic Spanish colonial towns; the...
by Bambi Wineland | Apr 14, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Guatemala, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel
This year Semana Santa is the week of April 9th-16th (ending on Easter Sunday). Antigua, Guatemala is home to the largest Easter celebration of its kind in the Americas. Thousands of visitors crowd the cobblestoned streets to watch costumed processions, reenactments...
