Work Hard. Travel Harder
April 25, 2015 – May 24, 2015 Wow it’s hard to believe it’s already been nine months! A big milestone for us, being that we originally planned our trip to last eight months. Yet here we are lugging our packs through South America through countries we didn’t originally plan on going to. The more we […]
This had to be what we were looking for. There was a line at the front of the door with 8-10 people waiting to use it, and it looked like something important was going down. The picture of the building matched the one we read in the blog a couple days ago, and we seemed […]
It was time to slow down and brush up on our Spanish. What better place to do that than in Buenos Aires? Buenos Aires is an amazingly vibrant city. A melting pot of European and American culture, adapted with a Latin American twist and its own unique style. We stayed in BA for two weeks […]
It was mid afternoon and we were making good time. We had been hiking just over two hours and were blessed with another day of unusually clear skies and sunshine. As we looked ahead on the path we could see our final destination, Laguna Torre in the Fitz Roy Mountains. We rounded a sharp corner […]
March 25, 2015 – April 24, 2015 This was a month of intense walking. Our cross-trainers we’d been wearing every day for the last seven months finally kicked the bucket, and after many blisters in New Zealand, we were happy to ditch these suckers! We finally broke down and bought legitimate hiking shoes, which could […]
We left New Zealand on April Fools Day, and the joke was definitely on us. We were headed to the other side of the world, just about as far south as you could get, to Punta Arenas, Chile. We were traveling backwards in time, making April 1st last for two days. Our flight pattern was […]
A Workaway in Waiheke We had just picked up Mikeo from his ‘kindie’ (kindergarten) class and walked toward the house. As we looked up, we noticed a chicken clucking at us from the balcony high above. Simona let out a sigh and muttered “Ugh, not again”. The chicken had snuck into the house while we […]
Rotorua, Whangamata and Coromandel Peninsula After the Alpine Crossing Hike we slept like babies. The next morning we packed our bags and covered some serious ground. We drove north, stopping at several interesting spots along the way. We went to Rotorua first, which is well known for its geothermal activity. The attractions consist mainly of […]
Black Water Rafting: Waitomo Caves I’ve always had a strange love for caves. They’re mysterious. You typically have to get bundled up in warm clothes, strap a headlight on, and you might even have to crawl inside the entrance to discover the adventure inside. Strange things live in caves, and they usually contain pieces of […]
The mist glistened in the bright sunshine of the day. Tiny droplets touched my face and felt refreshing. The day was beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky. It felt like I was in some sort of dream. Directly in front of me were two radiant rainbows. Where was the pot of gold or the […]
