Australia was great and we wish we would have had more time here. It felt a lot like being home in the States, only with better beaches. The Landscape and Weather We can’t really speak for the country as a whole, as we only saw a bit of the east coast…mostly golden sand beaches, blue [...]
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Australia Wrap Up
Posted in Australia, tagged Wrap Ups on February 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Great Expectations
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Beaches, Boat Rides, Islands, Sunrises on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One thing that Kelly and I realized early on this trip is that some things just don’t turn out to be how you imaged…that we are not always going to have that picture-perfect experience. This was certainly the case with our three-day sail out to the Whitsunday Islands. When we booked our trip in Byron [...]
Brisbane and Frasier Island
Posted in Australia, tagged Beaches, Islands, Tours on February 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
After Byron Bay, we made our way up the Gold Coast for a short stop in Brisbane, which would serve as the base for our trip out to Frasier Island. Frasier Island is the largest sand island in the world (123 kilometers), home to a few hundred residents, a couple of ‘resorts’, and a bunch [...]
Sisters in Sydney
Posted in Australia, tagged Australia, Beaches, Friends, Mountains on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With almost 4 months of travelling under our belts, Kim and I said goodbye to New Zealand and moved on to the east coast of Australia. First stop, Sydney. We’ve all seen images of the infamous Syndey Opera House and Harbor Bridge, the Botanical Gardens, Darling Harbor, etc. Well, it’s all just as amazing as [...]
New Zealand Wrap Up
Posted in New Zealand, tagged New Zealand, Wrap Ups on February 6, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Our last night in Auckland, we had dinner with Ben and Jo and took a walk around the harbour during sunset. I love New Zealand and truly consider it my ‘home away from home’. The landscape and weather The New Zealand landscape is extremely diverse and dramatic, especially for such a small country…it’s no wonder [...]
South Island Road Trip – Part 2
Posted in New Zealand, tagged Friends, New Zealand on February 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Day 6 – Franz Josef +Lots of Rain + Cancelled Glacier Hike = Many Drinks Consumed We awoke to POURING rain the next morning that would continue throughout the day. Due to the bad weather, our hike on the Franz Josef glacier was cancelled. There’s not much to do in this town other than hike [...]
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