We’re a family of
full-time builders
who travel the world.
Two entrepreneurs, two boys, and a combined four businesses between us. We work hard, we travel intentionally, and we document everything so your family can do the same.
Meet the Schluntzs
We’re Jenni and Steven; parents, entrepreneurs, and the couple behind this blog. Between us we run four businesses, chase two boys, and somehow still manage to get on planes to places most people save for “someday.”
Jenni Schluntz
Founder, Wed to Wanderlust · Travel Advisor · Mom
I spent 19 years in corporate. I was good at it, recognized for it, and quietly building this blog the whole time. When the layoff came last year, my honest reaction was relief. Not panic. Because I hadn’t been waiting around.
Today I run three businesses: Wed to Wanderlust (this blog, a decade in the making), Wayfaring Consulting (my international family travel advisory practice), and Wander Mom Digital Marketing. A psychology degree, a decade of building online, and 19 years of corporate gave me an unusual combination, and I use all of it every day.
Steven Schluntz
Ecommerce Founder · Co-Adventurer
Steven runs his own ecommerce business which means we are very much a two-entrepreneur household. When the boys are in bed and the house is quiet, there’s a good chance we’re both still working, just on different things.
Steven has been my travel partner since before we had kids, and the reason we’ve never let “having children” become a reason to stop going. He’s the one who keeps a cool head at 3am in an unfamiliar airport, and the one who somehow always knows which direction we’re facing.
Maximus
The Original Travel Baby · Chief Screamer at the Monkey Forest
Our firstborn and the reason this blog went from hobby to something real. Maximus has been on planes since before he could walk. We did Bali with a baby, Portugal with a toddler, Europe with a preschooler and more. He’s the one who made us realize that traveling with kids isn’t harder. It’s just different. And usually better.
Lucian
The Newest Wanderer · Just Reaching Toddler Age
Our second boy and the newest member of the crew. Lucian is just reaching toddler age, which means we’re in the thick of traveling with a baby all over again. We’ve been loving every chaotic, beautiful minute of it too. Everything we write about baby travel now, we’re living in real time again.
How we got here
10+ years ago · The beginning
A hobby blog called Wed to Wanderlust
Long before blogging courses existed, I started documenting our travels just because I loved it. No monetization plan, no strategy, just a habit of writing things down and a growing archive of places we’d been. That quiet decade of building laid the foundation for everything that came after.
Several years in · The shift
Maximus arrives. Everyone said we’d stop travelling.
We didn’t. We took him to Bali, then Aruba, then Australia, then Singapore, Hawaii, Japan, and the Christmas markets of Europe. The blog found its purpose of proving that international family travel isn’t just possible, it’s one of the best things you can do for your family.
Building in the margins
19 years corporate. Building the rest on the side.
Wed to Wanderlust came first, this blog, built quietly for years before it was anything more than a habit. Wayfaring Consulting came next. Wander Mom Digital Marketing came later still. I knew the corporate chapter had an expiration date, so I kept building before I had to.
Last year · The turning point
The layoff that felt like a green light
When the layoff came, my honest reaction was relief. Not panic. Because I hadn’t been waiting around, I’d been building. It didn’t derail my plan. It became my plan.
Today
Three businesses. Two boys. All in.
Lucian arrived. Steven continued to build his ecommerce business. And what started as a hobby travel blog a decade ago now anchors an ecosystem of three businesses that run because of the systems I spent years quietly building.
“The layoff didn’t derail my plan. It became my plan because I’d already been building something worth betting on.”
Where Jenni spends her time
Family Travel · Where it all started
Wed to Wanderlust
A decade of honest international family travel guides, destination deep-dives, and real advice from a family who actually goes. This blog is the proof that slow, consistent building works.
wedtowanderlust.com →Travel Advisory · Book your trip
Wayfaring Consulting
Certified travel advisory practice specializing in international family travel. Jenni handles every booking detail. The itinerary, flights, hotels, activities, insurance, so you arrive ready to enjoy every moment.
wayfaringconsultingllc.com →She also runs Wander Mom Digital Marketing, offering OBM services and digital products education for online business owners.
Why we travel and why we write about it
We don’t travel because we have unlimited time or money. We travel because we made it a priority and because we believe the world looks completely different through your child’s eyes. Once you see it that way, you can’t unsee it.
Travel is part of how we parent
We made a decision early on that having children wasn’t a reason to stop. It was a reason to keep going. It’s a different pace, with more snacks, and with a baby carrier instead of a stroller.
We only write what we’ve lived
Every guide on this blog is based on real experience. We don’t publish destinations we haven’t visited, places we haven’t stayed in, or advice we haven’t tested with our own kids in tow.
We travel well without overspending
We flew out of PDX for years on a budget and still got to Bali. Smart planning, the right points strategies, and knowing where to spend versus where to save. We share all of it.
If we can do it, so can you
We are a regular family from Portland, Oregon. Two working parents, two kids, four businesses. The fact that we travel internationally regularly is not luck. It’s a decision. You can make it too.
30+ countries and counting
Everywhere on this list has been visited as a family, (the majority)with a child, a carry-on, and enough snacks to survive any delay.
Everything you’ll find on this blog
Destination Guides
Honest, deep, and family-specific. Not generic list, but real guides from parents who’ve been there with kids of different ages.
Baby & Toddler Travel
From first flights to international adventures with infants and toddlers. With Lucian just reaching toddler age, we’re living this content in real time.
Budget Travel Tips
How to find cheap flights from PDX, how to use points, and how to travel internationally without spending everything you have.
Packing & Planning
Real packing lists, itinerary templates, and planning guides, including our free family travel planner and the Flight Checklist you can grab today.
Pregnant Travel
We’ve done it, and we’ve written about it honestly. What’s safe, what’s not, and how to make the most of one last pre-baby adventure.
Work With Us
Book your international family trip through Wayfaring Consulting, partner with Wed to Wanderlust, or browse our destination guides and travel products.
Work with us →Ready to travel the world
with your family?
Start with our free resources, explore our destination guides, or let Jenni plan your next international adventure through Wayfaring Consulting. Your family’s next trip starts here.