This Weekly Snapshot is to celebrate our return to Asheville, North Carolina, also known as Beer City USA. This title is given based on the results of an online survey by Charlie Papazian, perhaps the most well known name in craft brewing. Last year Asheville tied for the title with Portland, Oregon, which is already … [read more...]
We spent our first weekend back in the States in Mansfield, Ohio where my mom grew up. We decided to take a trip down memory lane, which included stopping by her old childhood camp, grabbing an ice cream cone (which she promptly dropped on the ground after her first bite… bummer!) and visiting Malabar Farm, … [read more...]
This Weekly Snapshot is the last we will post while in New Zealand, our home for the past 7 months. As a tribute to this amazing country which has welcomed us and made us feel at home, we visited with some of the oldest residents of New Zealand, the Kauri trees. The tree pictured here, Te … [read more...]
Above all of the beautiful places to see and explore in New Zealand, Fiordland National Park was at the top of my list. It was a snapshot of the iconic Mitre Peak in Milford Sound that initially captivated me. Perhaps you can see why: Fiordland National Park is one of the largest National Parks in the … [read more...]
This Weekly Snapshot brings us to a whole new island. That’s right, we have officially departed from the South Island of New Zealand. We landed safely at the bottom of the North Island in Wellington after taking the Interislander Ferry. This view is from the top of Mount Victoria, overlooking the harbor of New Zealand’s … [read more...]
This Weekly Snapshot is of a New Zealand fur seal I had a close encounter with at Separation Point in Abel Tasman National Park. New Zealand fur seals are found all over the country and have even been known to swim to Australia. We had quite a few opportunities to observe and admire these animals … [read more...]
This Weekly Snapshot comes from our overnight boat cruise on Doubtful Sound. We went on this awesome adventure with Real Journeys in Fiordland National Park. This has been one of the biggest highlights in our 11 months of traveling! We had the opportunity to take a smaller boat tour for an up close view of … [read more...]
We spent this past weekend in Wanaka, New Zealand, a small lake town in on the South Island’s West Coast region. Our main purpose for the stopover in was to run in the Southern Lakes Half Marathon, however we unexpectedly fell in love with Wanaka’s stunning scenery and friendly vibe. One thing that really stuck … [read more...]
As you may have heard, New Zealand is arguably the adventure capital of the world. From Skydiving to Scuba-diving and everything in between, this country has it all. Our latest adventure took us high into glacier country on Fox Glacier, a 13 kilometer (8 mile) long glacier on New Zealand’s west coast. In order to … [read more...]
This Weekly Snapshot is a sad goodbye to the city we’ve called home for the past 5 months. Nelson, New Zealand welcomed us with open arms from our first cup of coffee to epic holiday parties, we have made a lot of great friends and amazing memories here. I can pretty much guarantee we’ll find our … [read more...]
We are Kaitlin and Brian, a couple of outdoor educators turned world travelers. We departed for our first round the world adventure in May, 2011 and will travel for the unforeseeable future. That's the quick elevator speech, anyway...
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