Months 6 & 7: In Review (Top 7 in 7)

January 25, 2015 – March 24, 2015

View from above: Great Barrier Reef

The start of 2015 was such as blur as the first few months flew by so fast! They were filled with epic adventures, exploring places that we’ve never been, meeting new people, and a return to the western world in Australia and New Zealand after 3 months in Southeast Asia. We ended our teaching experience in Bali, learned how to scuba dive, refined our diving skills as part of a dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef, and went on road trips in Australia and New Zealand where we explored and hiked our way through the countries.

Month 6 & 7 Travel Stats

Countries Visited: Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand

Cities Visited:

• Indonesia – Ubud, Sanur, Gili Trawangan, Legion Beach (Seminyak)
• Australia – Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Bargara, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas, Sydney, Bega, Melbourne
• New Zealand – Queenstown, Te Anau, Auckland, Waitomo, Whangamata, Thames

On our road trip through Australia

Budget

Months 6,7= Under Budget, for seven straight months! We managed to stay under budget in Australia despite diving the GBR and sailing the Whitsundays, in large part because of our work exchange in Bega and the generosity of our friends in Sydney.

Top 7 in 7

The top 7 experiences over the last 7 months

1. Dingle Ireland– Live music sessions

2. Iceland – Hiking the Glacier & Crawling through the Ice Caves

3. Gili T, Indonesia – Diving at Turtle Heaven

4. Cambodia – Relaxing on Koh Rong Island

5. Scotland – Reaching the summit of the Ben Lomond trek

6. Amalfi Coast- Hiking on trail with amazing views

7. Berlin, Germany – Watching the 25th Anniversary ‘Fall of the Wall’ video amongst thousands of people

Coming Up…

Month 8 begins with our work exchange program on Waiheke Island in New Zealand, then we cross the Pacific to the exciting new continent of South America to scale the Torres Del Paine mountains of Patagonia!

Estamos muy emocionados! (Translation: We are really excited!)