Up Close and Personal with New Zealand Fur Seals
Have you ever been up close and personal with a seal or sea lion? If you ask me, they are at the same time...
The Day the Young Adventuress Tried to Kill Me
“I'm not really a hiker, Liz.” I didn't keep track of how many times I uttered this to my friend Liz as we were...
How to Start a Travel Blog in 10 Simple Steps
So you want to start a travel blog. Awesome! Travel blogs can be a great source of inspiration, and can be a great way...
Visiting Mount Sunday (AKA Edoras) in New Zealand
The first time I went to Mount Sunday, it was nothing more than a desolate high country sheep station at the end of a poorly paved road....
My Top 14 Travel Adventures of 2014
Looking back at this year (and the last few years, for that matter), I constantly have to pinch myself. Is this real life? Is...
A Fantastical Helicopter Tour in Kahurangi National Park in New Zealand
It's most likely happened to you. You've found yourself watching a movie filmed in New Zealand — by this point there are a ton...
How and Where to Find Beautiful Lupins in New Zealand
For about 4-5 weeks at the end of each year, the center of New Zealand's South Island bursts into color. Purple and pink and...
Swimming With Wild Dolphins in New Zealand
To anyone cruising casually by, we must have sounded like some sort of demented choir. An out-of-tune, out-of-synch, deranged choir clad in wetsuits and...
Visiting Hobbiton (Yes, This Place is REAL)
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an...
Hunting for Trolls in Piopio
Tom Troll: Don't bother cooking 'em! Let's just sit on 'em and squash 'em into jelly! Bert Troll: They should be sauteed and grilled...
A Day Trip to Waiheke Island
It was about halfway through the ferry ride that I realized I was in trouble. Even though this was my fourth trip to New...
Adventure in the Sky in Auckland
When it comes to adventure sports, Queenstown is “the” place to be in New Zealand. BUT, that doesn't mean that you can't do crazy...
Tahiti, or Jurassic Park?
I cursed under my breath as my elbow came down – hard – on the back of my seat. It was my own fault,...
Tahiti: It’s a Magical Place
Much like Hawaii and the Maldives and the Seychelles, the islands of French Polynesia come to mind when I think “island paradise.” Think about...
Getting Over My Art Aversion at ArtPrize
I've said it on this site before, but I'll say it again: I'm not a huge fan of museums — especially art museums. I...
Things to do in Traverse City in the Fall
Traverse City, Michigan. If you've heard of this small city in northern lower Michigan at all, you might know it as the Cherry Capital...
5 Major Cities in Europe You Can Actually Afford to Visit
Let's face it: Europe is not exactly a “cheap” part of the world to travel in. Especially when most people dream of visiting cities...