Windy Wellington & A Happy Easter

March 31, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

This time last year we were hunting eggs on the beach on Cape Cod, celebrating with Grammy and Gramps, packing for the big push to Asia… and, oh yes, I […]

You have to really WANT to do this…

March 27, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

“You really have to WANT to do this, don’t you, Dear?”  Ann’s words have echoed in my mind as her sweet, octogenarian face has pleasantly haunted my afternoon walks. We […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Waitomo, NZ

March 16, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

New Zealand is a fairy world of ferns. The magnificent ferns of Hawaii are a cheap imitation. Every forest tramp feels like hiking through a forgotten world, or the Jurassic […]

RV Life: Small space living!

March 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

It’s been almost one month since we arrived in New Zealand. We’re beginning to feel as if we’re finding our feet. Our ears are becoming tuned to the funky accent. […]

On Boys Showering: I can’t make this stuff up

March 4, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

The day Ezra was born, Tony looked up from his cherubic little face and sighed, “I got the short end of the public bathroom stick.” Three to one, he definitely […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Travel With Young Kids Is Not A Waste!

November 15, 2012 in Asia, blog, Education, Inspiration, Thailand, Travelogue

Last night I made beef stroganoff over rice, with a side of lemony snake beans, crusty bread, salad and kiwi for dessert. This was a banner meal for us in […]

Have you met these people? (The Adams Family: A Photo Essay)

April 29, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States

  I love this picture… it looks like cycle touring heaven… …but I’ll tell you what I was thinking.  I was thinking, “These people better be worth it…” and mentally […]