Day 366: Time Flies…One Year Already!
Unbelievable! Today, June 16th, marks our Round the World one year anniversary! It’s difficult to believe a whole year has passed, and yet here we are in Vienna, Austria, making plans for our return. Over the last few days, I’ve been putting together a “Year in Review” with photos and commentary, but as I progressed, I realized it would take much longer than I anticipated. Perhaps I will save that for our return. In the meantime, as I was reflecting on the past year, I was reminded of God’s goodness to us in… Read More
Overall On New Zealand
New Zealand is a wonderful, simply beautiful place to be. It offers scenic drives, easy-difficult hikes, gorgeous mountains, hot and cold weather, lush hills, colorful flowers everywhere, cute, small towns, excellent fish’n chips, great Indian/Thai food, and more! There are sooo many things to do and see that it is practically impossible to see all of it in one trip…even if it is three weeks! During our time in New Zealand, we lived in a campervan. We were able to see many things and we visited both islands. There was a… Read More
Kathryn’s Experience in New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful place to be at. Oh, how to began. Well, I guess I’ll start with the most exciting things we did! Well, as you can imagine, we had to go and see Hobbiton. I mean, we’re in New Zealand, and that’s one of the big reasons we came to New Zealand. How to began….. we got on the tour bus and headed over the the lush green hills of Hobbiton, starting at one of the smaller hobbit holes. It was so interesting and fun. But what amazed me… Read More
Ryan Thomas on New Zealand
New Zealand, the place where hobbits, orcs and elves dwell. At least in the movies. In real life, well, at least you can still go on the middle earth tour (minus the elves, dwarves, and hobbits). We figured the best way to get around New Zealand was a camper van, so that’s exactly what we did. Minus the nausea , the ride was great! Sleep whenever you want, wake up, look out your window, and enjoy the gorgeous scenery that is right in front of your face. Snowy mountains, rows upon rows… Read More
Day 198: Queenstown, New Zealand
We visited Queenstown after leaving Milford Sound. It was another must see destination and quite honestly, we could have spent three or more days here, just exploring all of the shops, restaurants, and surrounding activities. Here’s the beginning of our journey to Queenstown. It started with dramatic snow capped mountains and gushing waterfalls, then transitioned to soft blue mountain backdrops with purple, yellow, and pink flowers and green blue lakes. Next, we crossed over a flowing, bright blue river as we entered Queenstown. It was quite a lovely welcome. Queenstown is a… Read More
Day 197: Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
We were told by trusted resources that if we were going to spend time on both North and South Islands in New Zealand, we should spend 1/3 of that time on the North Island, and 2/3 of the remaining time on the South Island. We now completely understand why. South Island offers some of the most stunning vistas from snow topped mountains to intensely shaded blue green waters, and colorful flora and fauna. It’s staggeringly gorgeous. Below is just a fraction of the scenery we were treated to. We were also strongly encouraged to… Read More
Day 196: West Coast, New Zealand
We enjoyed the gorgeous views driving along the West Coast of South Island, New Zealand. We started very early this particular morning, as we had done some Freedom Camping close by the night before. We began our day at Westport heading south along the west coast, and then driving through the Haast Pass. The drive was spectacular, but I imagine you are tired of hearing me say that! So…see for yourselves. What you’re not seeing here are the waterfalls running off the cliffs and into the ocean! Punakaiki, also known as “Pancake Rocks”… Read More
Day 189: North Island, New Zealand
We’re blown away by how beautiful New Zealand is and this post is just about the North Island! There is so much to see and do here, it’s incredible. I’ve put this short blog post together to just summarize a few of the beautiful things available to see and do on the North Island. Hope you enjoy. First, just a few quick tips I gathered along the way: 1. One of the best ways to explore New Zealand is with a Campervan. Kea seems to be one of the best, as their… Read More
Day 188: Milford Sound – “Don’t Do It!”
“Whatever you do, do NOT drive yourselves to Milford Sound!” Those are the first words we heard when talking to a native New Zealander about our upcoming trip to Milford Sound. Given that we were considering doing so in a Campervan made us hesitate slightly about our choice and we almost re-considered but chose to do it anyway. Why the warning? Because Milford Sound receives thousands of visitors each year, and can become overly crowded, not to mention the large, dangerous, speeding tour buses trucking along without a care in the world… Read More
Day 187: Couchsurfing in Christchurch
If you’ve never heard of Couchsurfing, it’s a site that allows users to travel to many destinations around the world and stay for free with strangers who may soon become friends. It is literally, at times, staying on someone’s couch. This works really well for singles and small families, as not only do they save on accommodation costs, but they end up making really neat friends along the way who also love the city they live in and are willing to share “insider” secrets. Of course, the very thought of Couchsurfing had… Read More
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