Feb
19
19
Central North Island
From the Coromandel Peninsula, we drove a few more hours south to the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island. What brought us there is actually Read More →
the things we do
Feb
16
16
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
We woke up at 4:50am to start our day hiking “one of the best day hikes in the world”: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing. After an Read More →
Feb
7
7
The Coromandel Peninsula
Pronounce it “Cor-o-MEN-dull”, which we still can’t instinctively do on cue. KARANGAHAKE GORGE After leaving Auckland, our first stop on the way towards the Coromandel Read More →
Feb
4
4
The Pinnacles Track
I have been looking forward to hiking the Pinnacles Track ever since I began typing “New Zealand” into Pinterest and drooling over the photos. The Read More →
Jan
30
30
Auckland
We arrived in Auckland on a warm, summer evening and picked up our rental car – the one that will carry us around for the next Read More →
Jan
27
27
Stopover in Sydney
After 24 hours of travel from Vietnam, we finally arrived in the land of buggies, nappies, lifts, rubbish, tills, and heaps of other words we Read More →
Jan
24
24
Vietnam Wrap-Up
Sometimes this traveling the world thing feels like a luxurious vacation. At other times, it feels like the most challenging thing I’ve ever done. Mostly Read More →
Jan
21
21
Phu Quoc Island
From Hanoi, we flew to Phu Quoc island, just south of Cambodia. After much dispute, it has been in the hands of Vietnam since 1982. Read More →
Jan
19
19
Hanoi
We chose Hanoi, Vietnam as a place to spend ten days simply relaxing after being constantly on the move. Hanoi is probably the worst place we Read More →
Jan
6
6
Ha Long Bay
After traveling through Thailand and Cambodia for six weeks, non-stop almost every day, we were looking forward to a slower pace in Vietnam. We chose Read More →