October 3, 2014 in North America, United States
I wish I knew what those birds are… the ones signing in the palm tree beneath the balcony that sound like a trio of little kids who are experimenting with […]
September 23, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Road trips are in our blood. We spend a lot of our time traveling without a vehicle, relying on public transportation or our own two feet, but Australia is one […]
September 1, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Logan’s Beach, along the coast at Warrnambool, at the end of the Great Ocean Road, is known as the “whale nursery.” Every year, between July and September, female Southern Right […]
August 31, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
I have a bone to pick with my husband. It might, on the surface, seem like he should get the five-star-man-of-the-year-award for casually arranging a two day drive down the […]
August 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Every time I look out the window I have to pinch myself The Sydney Opera House fills my window frame. Sydney has long been near the top of our bucket […]
July 21, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I learned something important this week: My hiking boots will not do for the long haul. Friday morning I set out under optimistic blue skies on a 22 km hike […]
June 23, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I love to travel so much that sometimes I forget how much I love to be “home.” I love to wake slowly in a bed that doesn’t come with a […]
June 11, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
After several days of sharing a cold and being stuck in our little camper in torrential downpours, it was good for the soul to emerge under a blue sky and […]
May 2, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Hairdressers always know the best things. I have a love-hate relationship with getting a haircut on the road. I’ve found some of the best hairdressers… but I’ve also found some […]
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, […]
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