After Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula, our road trip took us to the center of New Zealand’s geothermal activity with a couple quick stops first to check out glowworm caves and to visit Middle Earth. The highlight of the Waitamo Caves in New Zealand is the glowworms, especially given...
The fun-loving, laid-back Kiwi spirit is contagious. We fell in love with this country all over again and have placed New Zealand at the top spot next to Thailand in our hope-to-retire-here wish list. The country has some of the most breathtaking and drastically different...
Turquoise. Aqua. Sapphire. Baby blue. Powder blue. Electric blue. Teal. Our eyes must be playing tricks on us. There is no way water can be this many different, brilliant shades of blue. Bora Bora is considered to have the most beautiful lagoon in the world, so, yes, here, it most...
♦Guest post by Dhruv Sud♦ Circa June 2017, on a couch in Washington DC: Jeffrey: Aaaaand done. We’re going to Easter Island for Turkey day! Me: Sweet!! We should let Alysia and Jimmy know. Think they’ll come? Jeffrey: I sure hope so. We should tell them that we can do...
“What did you hope to see in Chile?” my dad asked while I was lying in bed icing my foot at our Santiago Airbnb. Well, we had hoped to hike around Patagonia, but thank goodness we decided to hold off on that until we could organize a group trip like we did for Machu Picchu. ...
We made it to the beautiful province of Salta in Argentina during week two on crutches. The area is famous for its stunning scenery and high-altitude wineries. Most people recommend road tripping around the province to be able to spend time in all the unique little towns and...