Why we pick up hitchhikers

April 30, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

I’ve heard that one shouldn’t pick up hitchhikers… I’ve heard that it can be dangerous. I suppose that’s true, in the same way that one shouldn’t visit NYC because it’s […]

The Glaciers: New Zealand

April 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

For two days, the mountains wept. Great grey skies hung low over their tear stained faces and every surfaced oozed, or dripped, or gushed; from leaf tips to lichen, from […]

Queenstown Adventures & the TSS Earnslaw

April 27, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

Queenstown is everything it’s cracked up to be: Over the top in every way. If you want to pay big bucks to risk life and limb and push your adrenaline […]

Milford Sound & Around

April 25, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

The drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound is one of the most spectacular we’ve ever made. From rivers flowing hard and fast with glacial melt, the colour of blue […]

FishJet: A fantastic eco-adventure in Te Anau, New Zealand

April 23, 2013 in Inspiration

If you ever find yourself in Te Anau, on the western edge of fjordland, on the South Island on New Zealand, may I recommend that you take a day to […]

Riverton Paua Factory: Video Visit!

April 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

We stopped, on a whim, at a little hole in the wall paua shell factory on the main drag in Riverton, New Zealand. Wondering where Riverton is? Pretty much at […]

Digital Nomads: Answers to questions about our work-life balance

April 19, 2013 in Inspiration

We get a lot of questions about how the logistics of balancing work while traveling works  in our family. The short answer: sometimes better than others! Our travels are not […]

Fishing the Waiau River at Te Anau by Gabriel

April 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

Friday found us huddled in a camper while cold air nipped at our blankets. Movement caught my eye and I looked at the source. Mom was moving towards the heater […]

Gemstone Beach: One of Life’s Treasures

April 18, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

If there is a god, and he has a country, it is surely the south west corner of New Zealand; in the fjordlands, between Riverton and Te Anau. Gently rolling hills, […]

Happy Birthday Gabe: In which the man-let turns 15

April 17, 2013 in Inspiration, Travelogue

It seems impossible to me that my fat little black haired baby is turning 15. The day he was born I made a huge plate of yeast donuts before I […]