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LATEST ARTICLES ( 66 )

• Coming Full Circle

  

  “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sydney Sculpture by the Sea

  

  For much of our time in Sydney, the city didn't look much how we imagined it. Rather than brilliant sunlight glinting over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, w... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hunting for Street Art in Marvelous Melbourne

  

  I was oh so late to the street art party. Until Jesse and I watched "Exit Through the Gift Shop" several weeks ago I had a vague idea who Banksy was, but knew... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Australian Road Trip - Great Ocean Road Edition

  

  The Great Ocean Road is often described as one of the world's most scenic drives, a rambling 234 kilometer stretch that winds it's far from just outside... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Kangaroo - It's What's for Dinner

  

  One of my English grandmother's cousins lives just outside of Adelaide on a beautiful sprawling property complete with a few sheep and only ten minutes from... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Rainforest Wanderings in Mossman Gorge

  

  I never expected to see tropical rainforest in Australia. While much of the country is indeed thousands upon thousands of miles of dry brush and outback, in... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• This Week in Fish

  

  Couldn’t be more thrilled that I finally took the plunge and learned to scuba dive this year. Arriving on stunning Hayman Island, which is located in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Notes From a Small Island

  

  Even after two weeks in Tasmania, I still have not fully accepted the fact that this tiny isle is really a part of Australia. It just feels too different. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Camping Bliss in the Bay of Fires

  

  Now this place was pretty spectacular. The Bay of Fires occupies a stunning 30 km section of Tasmania's eastern coastline and was given its name by an English... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Where the Wild Things Are

  

  We’re back. With virtually zero public Internet access in Tasmania, we’ve been enjoying a rather welcome break from the computer, breaking in the new... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• 8000+ NZ Kilometers Complete

  

  I can’t say much more about our last week in New Zealand, except that we really honestly fell in love with Queenstown. And we didn’t expect to at all. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Last Kayak Adventure on Milford Sound

  

  Arriving at Milford Sound, we spent a good couple hours debating how exactly to take in what is often described as New Zealand’s quintessential experience. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Single-Lift Ski Paradise at Lake Ohau

  

  We found the most amazing ski area – so wonderfully unique I feel a little guilty even blogging about it. Nestled east of Wanaka above the shockingly blue,... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Crouch. Touch. Pause. Engage!

  

  By the time we actually arrived at the England v. Romania Rugby World Cup match in Dunedin, I’d say we understood (a very generous) 70% of what actually goes... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Just Another Cold Day on the Serac

  

  At first we planned on just doing a full-day hike in and around Fox Glacier, although Jesse was soon able to persuade me that actually climbing the ice fall... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Tramping the Cliffs and Farmlands of Farewell Spit

  

  This was by far one of the most memorable day hikes of the trip so far -- taking us from the massive exposed cliffs of Wharariki Beach to the completely... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Winter Sea Kayaking in Abel Tasman

  

  We were so lucky with the timing for our sea kayaking day trip in Abel Tasman National Park. The two days prior it poured rain, and only minutes after we’d... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• On Emptiness – Two Days in the Marlborough Sounds

  

  I’m not exaggerating when I say we didn’t see another campervan in our two days in the Marlborough Sounds. Not that we usually find ourselves with much company... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• City Slickers in Windy Welly

  

  A wonderfully watery mix of Seattle and San Francisco while only a fraction of the size, Wellington is buzzy, beautiful and utterly lovely both to admire and... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Rural Backroading It in the East Cape

  

  Oh, the East Cape. Back into the wilderness. Taupo and Rotorua were loads of fun and we loved exploring the wild champagne colored geysers, trying the a... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION