If Raglan weren’t a 17+ hour flight from Denver plus a 2-hour drive once you get to Auckland, I’d try to convince Tim that we need to buy a second house there, but I think that might be an uphill battle. I can’t tell you how much we all fell in love with it. We…
Right before we moved back to the States, we stopped in New Zealand again. This time we hit the North Island. We flew into Auckland and then drove down to Raglan, a little beachside town known for its surfing. Tim’s training for a 50-mile race and I’m still working quite a bit, so we spent…
Living on the other side of the world has got me thinking a lot lately about…trash. It’s not something we often think about at home (unless it needs to be taken out) or even think of on the go, but I’ve noticed Sydney seems a little behind the times when it comes to recycling, composting…
We took soooooooo many photos in New Zealand. Here’s the final batch. Tim in front of a moa statue. Did I tell you we went to an ice bar? It was constructed of blocks of ice, but truth be told it was inside some type of structure (which I think is kinda cheating). We knew…
Our New Zealand trip was the perfect mix of pre-planned activities and spontaneous adventures. Isn’t it hard to nail that balance? We mostly end up overdoing it, but not this time! We booked a last minute cruise on Milford Sound and it was super deluxe. If you haven’t seen those photos yet, click here. During…
We spent a long weekend in Queenstown, New Zealand, which is only a 3-hour flight from Sydney. Here is a collection of photos from the trip. It had been over a year since we’d seen snow! Nicola was ecstatic. I must admit that our balmy Sydney climate has made us all big ol’ softies when…
And you just want something OK…. (Found in Queenstown, NZ)
Remember that long weekend we took over my birthday to Jervis Bay that included a super cool Airbnb and a cave on the beach? Well, I was lucky enough to write a piece about it for ellaslist! If you’re living in Sydney and looking to get away, it’s worth checking out! You can read all about it…
In honor of my birthday, we took a trip! Who needs a present when you can go away to a beach for the weekend? We had a little impromptu photo shoot with Nicola and her mermaid tail. Since mermaids can’t move on land very well, Tim helped her get from one spot to the next….
There is nothing more fun to me than trying out new activities and writing about it for various media outlets. So when I got the chance to glamp (a.k.a. glamorous camping), I couldn’t resist! (And grabbed Tim and Nicola along for the ride.) Off we went to Cockatoo Island. What was once home to Australia’s convicts, now…
We jetted off to Melbourne for a few nights just before Christmas. It was the first airplane we’d been on since we landed in April. (This flight was waaaaaaaay shorter.) We hit a bunch of attractions and wandered around quite a bit. The city reminded us of Chicago somewhat, with its grid-like layout and high rises and…
We drove out to Port Macquarie over the weekend, so I could write about it for an assignment. It’s a 4.5-hour drive from Sydney. Highways here are so different! They’re mostly two lanes and you run into roundabouts every so often. Exits are on the left and the right. We copped quite an attitude with…