Welcome!

Welcome to "Loverbirds on the Go" (previously "The Pando's") and happy new year!! 2013 was a fun and eventful year for us but we sure are looking forward to what 2014 will bring. Here are a few things that we are looking forward to this year:

- Derek graduating from his MBA program at BYU
- Me being half way through my MPH program
- Moving back to California (!!!)
- Derek starting his job at LinkedIn
- TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD

The last one on the list has us especially excited at the moment and is the reason I decided to change the name of this blog. Although this is definitely our personal family blog, I wanted to focus it a little more on travel. Derek and I are both passionate about traveling. We love to meet new people, experience new cultures, try new foods, and just go where we haven't gone before...whether that be to a new country or to a nearby city we have yet to explore.

Also, much of our time has been consumed with planning a trip through Europe and South East Asia this spring/summer; 13 counties in 7 weeks! We are both grad students so...let's just say the money is not flowing for the time being. We have been taking a lot of time/energy to plan this on a budget and have come across some great tips that we hope to share with others. I am also excited to get other people's thoughts and experiences on these subjects too, so please share!

And again, WELCOME!