Setting Off For a 10-Month New Zealand Road Trip- Oamaru to Akaroa

It’s official we live in a rooftop tent/Subaru in New Zealand. We originally planned on Airbnb hopping but decided we wanted more freedom and spontaneity. Oli often talks about his time living aboard his brother’s boat in Indonesia and how he would like to recreate how he felt on that trip. In the spirit of…

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Backpacking The Copeland Track Photo Gallery + vlog

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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Lake Wakatipu (video)

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Milford Sound Photo Gallery & Video

We did a fly cruise with Milford Sound Scenic Flights and it was absolutely epic. Known as the 8th wonder of the world for good reason, the great green giants of the fjords rise steeply out of the sound, and the lush flora grows all the way to the waters edge. I took so many…

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Moving to Queenstown for the Winter

New Zealand implemented a 4 tiered level system to denote what citizens could and could not do in each level and to expectation set during the pandemic. Honestly, auntie Cindy and her crew really freaking nailed it. Level 3 said people could expand their bubbles by 2 and you could move one direction. Meaning if…

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Moke Lake, Jacks Point, and the many birds of New Zealand (gallery)

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Sunrise Hike of Ben Lomond, Queenstown Photo Gallery (+vlog)

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Rainy Day Hike in Sunshine Bay, Queenstown New Zealand

Entertaining ourselves during lockdown in New Zealand. Nature walks were still allowed so we didn’t let rain stop us and got out around Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown. We were pretty lucky to have the trailhead at the end of our block. It’s nothing special but it reminds me of the little things that became big…

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A narrow escape to New Zealand: How we made it to the best possible country just in time for lock-down

In October of 2019, when my then boyfriend – now husband, convinced me to quit my job and go traveling around the world with him and to apply for a New Zealand visa before I turned 30, I didn’t realize he had encouraged me to make one of the best decisions of my life. Five…

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