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 | Feb 14, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Vietnam
The most commonly celebrated festival in Vietnam is Tết (Vietnamese New Year), which was celebrated on January 28, 2017. Tết, marks the arrival of spring and is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New year. The celebration takes place from the first day of...
by Bambi Wineland | Feb 9, 2017 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel
The February 2017 issue of Adoption Today online magazine featured a condensed version of my e-book; 10 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Planning Your Child’s Heritage Journey!! This is the fifth article they have published of mine and to say I am excited is an...
by Bambi Wineland | Dec 27, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, Heritage Journey, Heritage Travel, Travel
Understanding the different types of heritage trips: After my last newsletter about the fears and concerns that prevent parents from planning a Heritage Journey to their child’s birth country, I thought I might talk about some of the fundamentals – different types of...
by Bambi Wineland | Mar 18, 2016 | Adoptive Family Travel, Birth Country Travel, China, Heritage Journey, Travel
When the elevator doors creaked open that first morning in China, Jo Jo and I were floored. The jet lag, the heat, the PEOPLE- hundreds of them! It felt like we were walking into a zoo. The humidity was palpable; you could smell it, that and the Beijing pollution....
