Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive in Auckland Day 2: Head north to Paihia Day 3: Cape Reinga day trip Day 4: Morning exploring Russell Island and then back to Auckland Day 5: Drive to Hahei on the Coromandel Peninsula, kayak to Cathedral Cove and visit Hot Water Beach Days 6-8: Leisure days in Hahei (snorkeling, hiking) … Continue reading Unexpected Adventures on New Zealand’s North Island
Ever since Tim and I got back from our first round-the- world trip at the end of 2014, we knew we had to take time off again in the future for more extended travel. It's totally a cliche, but once you have the travel bug, it's a lifelong ailment. After 3 years of saving and … Continue reading We’re Going Around the World (Again)!
Baby and momma elephant at the Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand What would you say are the top excuses people make to not travel, and how are you able to overcome them? A friend posed this question to me on Facebook on a link I shared to this Forbes article about how one couple … Continue reading Why Not Travel?
Mid-April. Tax season. Spring is starting to show itself in the sun and the sound of birds. I’ve been back at work for 2 months, back in Madison for 4. Already 4 months…that’s over a third of the time we spent traveling last year. This time last year, we were just a few days from … Continue reading The Burden of Mild Content – Returning from the RTW Adventure
If you like what you see here, I think you’ll love your very own hardback, full color copy of the book I’ve written about our travels! Prefer to use your e-reader? We also have PDF copies for sale!We Wrote a Book!
If you like what you see here, I think you’ll love your very own hardback, full color copy of the book I’ve written about our travels! Prefer to use your e-reader? We also have PDF copies for sale!We Wrote a Book!
On January 17, 2014, just over one year ago, I had my last day at my previous job. Since then, I’ve: - Stepped foot on all 7 continents - Visited the French city I studied abroad in during college and the apartment I lived in there (7 years ago) - Obtained my open water PADI … Continue reading One year later…
Itinerary: Day 1: Layover in Taiwan RTW Trip 2014: Peru→ Chile → Argentina → Antarctica → Argentina → Uruguay → Argentina→ Chile→ England → Morocco → Spain → France → Belgium → Netherlands → Germany → Czech Republic → Austria → Hungary → Croatia → Italy → Thailand → United States → Thailand → Laos → … Continue reading A Brief Time in Taiwan!
Slavenka Drakulic’s “A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism” is a playfully composed book of essays, each specific to a different European country’s experience with communism. The narrator varies is each story, but is always an animal, a la “Animal Farm”. This satire educates while it entertains, enabling the reader to understand what life … Continue reading A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism
1. Cute baby camel at a camel farm. 2. Wild horses make my heart happy!
Our 21st Century Odyssey 