The South Island of New Zealand was recently hit hard with an earthquake. Our hearts ache for the communities which were affected. We have seen pictures and reports coming from some of our favorite spots and are saddened by the damage to…
Broome, Broome, Broome, make my heart go boom, boom, boom. Are there any Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century fans out there? Well, Broome is definitely one of our Australian SuperNovas. Western Australia isn’t typically on the itinerary of…
Did you know Australia is home to hundreds of thousands of wild camels? We didn’t either, until we took the coolest tour while we were in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.…
Time and money are two traditionally competing factors that travelers have to balance. When you have a surplus of one, you typically have a deficit of the other. Needless to say, time is on our side since leaving our…
“Shoot!” exclaimed Ben. I looked over nervously at him behind the wheel wondering what was wrong. “I missed 22,222,” he said pointing to the odometer. Catching the kilometers in a pattern is one of our many road trip games…
When most people think of Australia, their minds tend to focus on either key architectural details found in the country’s packed cities (Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House, etc.), the Great Barrier Reef, or the dry, wide open, empty…
Two weeks ago we left New Zealand after driving more than 5,000 kilometers and spending almost eight weeks exploring. We experienced stunning scenery, curvy roads, friendly and laid back Kiwis, millions of sheep, and have a long list of…
Last week we marked two months on the road. It happened to coincide with our seventh wedding anniversary, our PADI Open Water Diving certification, and one year to the day since we bought our one-way ticket to New Zealand. Though…
Our dive instructor gave us a polite golf clap and then thrust both of his fists up above his head; we’d done it, Ben and I were finally PADI Open Water Diving certified! It was a bit surreal. We were…
Long before this trip was a reality, I would spend hours reading travel blogs and following the Instagram accounts of people who were in the places I dreamt of visiting. It was on one of those Instagram accounts when…