Ayun Halliday, author of The Big Rumpus, No Touch Monkey, Job Hopper and Dirty Sugar Cookies, is one of my all-time favorite writers. She also puts out The East Village Inky, a little zine that I was so happy to have on hand when I spent hours nursing my sleepless son at night.

Ayun and family (husband Greg Kotis, kids Inky and Milo) are off on a month-long trip through the Balkans, and they've set up a travel blog called Whogoslavia? which will be written by all four of them. They are just getting going on their adventure, so you can get in from the beginning.

I think it'll be a great armchair travel experience for those of us who aren't brave enough to take a month-long trip anywhere with kids. Be sure to check them out: Ayun has a fantastic sense of humor and I'm sure there will be quite a few great tales from the road.