Unagi Travel (noun): Travel agency for your teddy bear

When I was a kid, my whole family went on a two month trip through Europe in the summer (both of my parents  were teachers at the time).  And by my side always was Patchy, my brown yarn haired, dimple faced Cabbage Patch kid.  Patchy slept in hotels in Paris, ate on a train dining car en route to Germany, and walked (aka dragged along) the streets of Prague.  The doll was well traveled compared to most living beings.

Fast forward to present day.  While cleaning out our guest room closet, I found Patchy stuffed in a cloth bag, still wearing the dress my mom bought her from that trip.  To think of all the places this doll had been, only to end up in the back of an Ikea wardrobe.  While I've had many adventures of my own since that family trip, it made me a little sad that Patchy's adventures had ended as soon as I hit puberty.  Don't get me wrong - I'm glad that was the case, otherwise I'd be that weird woman who carried a Cabbage Patch doll with her everywhere.  That would have been particularly awkward on my honeymoon 3 years ago.

BUT - there's still hope for my childhood companion, thanks to Unagi Travel - a one of kind travel agency that lets stuffed toys travel the world on behalf of their owners.  Weird and unusual, yes, but also a really cute idea!  The agency will send you pics and updates of your dolls travels and at the end of it all, you are returned your doll, more worldly and relaxed than before.

Looks like I'm going to have to update Patchy's passport :)