New Zealand… New Adventures
February 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
New Zealand…. This is a place that has been on our bucket list for a very long time. Ten years ago, or so, my parents came over, rented a […]
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Home Sweet Camper: Welcome to New Zealand!
February 20, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We’ve been talking about this journey for years. Ever since my parents bought a little camper van and knocked around the islands for six weeks or so a decade ago […]
Entering New Zealand: In which Ezra is caught red handed
February 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Did you know that being caught smuggling nine lemons into New Zealand is grounds for prosecution, with a penalty of a $100,000 fine, and up to five years in […]
West Cape Howe Winery: Portraits of an Afternoon
February 17, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
So, two Belgians, a Hobbit & Ghandi walked into a bar… Sounds like the opener to a joke; instead, it was our afternoon; swap the bar for West Cape Howe […]
More walking, a snake and a big, “WOW!” in Western Australia
February 15, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Okay, I admit it: I’m freezing. Here we are on the south coast of Western Australia at the tail end of summer and I’m freezing. Not all the time. There […]
Conquering Fear: In which I climb a 75 meter high tree with my teens
February 14, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The view from the top is spectacular, but it’s one heck of a climb. 75 meters straight up, in a spiral, around, and around a giant Karri tree. This particular […]
The Scent of a Karri Tree Forest: Western Australia
February 14, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The scent on the morning breeze, as the sun yawns into her golden arc and warms the grey green leaves of a eucalyptus forest, is intoxicating. It’s a forest smell […]
Hamelin Bay: Sting Ray Encounter
February 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Hamelin Bay is one of the perfect places in the world. White sand beaches stretch as far as the eye can see in either direction. The water is a blue […]
Sometimes I Just Have To Walk
February 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Sometimes, I just have to walk. I get this slightly claustrophobic feeling in my own head. Noises from the outside seem louder than they should. My physical space seems impinged […]
Kangaroos, Kookaburras & Kevin: Western Australia Road Trip Day Two
February 12, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
We knew we’d love Australia, but we couldn’t have predicted how much! We’re kind of critter collectors: amateur biologists of sorts. We’ve long kept nature notebooks as part of our […]
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