Planning a road trip in the Rocky Mountains of Canada? Check out my tried and tested Canadian Rockies itinerary for 10 days – the perfect amount of time for a taster of this astoundingly beautiful part of the world… Our Canadian Rockies Road Trip didn’t start out with a bang. Sixteen hours on a Greyhound […] Read more…
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Hiking the Hillary Trail on Auckland’s Wild West Coast
If you are looking for a multi-day hike in the Auckland area, I highly recommend hiking the Hillary Trail. Here is my experience… Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand, both in physical size and population, with 1.67 million people residing in this thriving metropolis. There are numerous big-city benefits of living in Auckland […] Read more…
The Ultimate Northland Road Trip: Auckland to Cape Reinga
If you love gorgeous and deserted beaches, clear turquoise waters, Maori culture, and rugged coastlines then don’t miss doing a Northland road trip from Auckland to Cape Reinga, at the northernmost tip of New Zealand. Despite living in the North Island of New Zealand for the majority of my life there, I only really started […] Read more…
Fun Things To Do on Waiheke Island: A Subtropical Island Paradise
If you are planning a Waiheke weekend, check out these fun things to do on Waiheke Island including hiking, beaches, wineries, and more… I first visited the beautiful Waiheke Island when I was a kid growing up in Auckland. I have hazy memories of deserted beaches and eating ice cream from the dairy (that’s a […] Read more…
Grampians Walks and Camping: A Long Weekend in Victoria’s Rocky Mountains
Want to find out more about which Grampians walks you should do and what it is like to camp there? Then read on! I hadn’t heard of the Grampians before moving to Australia. Like most attractions in Victoria (apart from the Great Ocean Road, Melbourne, and Phillip Island), this National Park is virtually unknown to […] Read more…
Digital Nomad Life: Month Eighty-Seven
Month Eighty-Seven was a whirlwind travel month compared to last month’s work-heavy schedule – and I loved it! The first couple of days of the month I hung out at the Gorge after working Bass Canyon Festival, and I mostly just rested and caught up on work, but we also spent half a day in […] Read more…
Digital Nomad Life: Month Seventy Two
Month Seventy Two was a fairly quiet one for me, spent entirely in Colorado and mostly between Golden and Boulder – two of my favorite mountain towns near Denver. But just because it was quiet on the travel-front, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a great month. As I am not going to be in Colorado for […] Read more…
Digital Nomad Life: Month Sixty Two
Like last month, month sixty two was mostly spent in Denver, but we did squeeze a few one night camping trips in as well as hiking day trips to various places along the Front Range. After moving around so much to different housesits and staying with different people, we decided to rent a one bedroom […] Read more…
Digital Nomad Life: Month Forty Nine
Month Forty Nine was mostly spent in Denver, although I did manage to escape to New Mexico for a week, and I did a solo weekend road trip through the Colorado mountains on the way back up to Denver. I started the month still at my housesit in Golden, where I was looking after two […] Read more…
Camping Lakeside in Small Town Michigan
Despite our undying love for the Windy City, we wanted to check out a bit more of the Mid West. We rented a car for two days and set out to the Michigan Gold Coast via Indiana. Out first stop was the Indiana Dunes (hehe) National Lakeshore. The heatwave was still upon us so it was […] Read more…