With mountains in the foreground, we got off the ferry in Picton and made our way to Charleston - our first stop. We found a cozy little diner and enjoyed a couple of Steinlagers. We were ready to explore the South Island! Charleston was on our list because it is home to a large cave... Continue Reading →
After celebrating the completion of our trek and saying our farewell to our friends, it was time to make our way to our next destination - New Zealand! Hobart, Tasmania was the only city that had direct flights, so we hopped on a bus for the three hour journey south and spent one more night... Continue Reading →
It feels wild writing this so many weeks later as I am laying on our newly assembled Ikea couch in our newly rented house in Michigan. Life has been a whirlwind! But I cannot neglect to document the last few weeks of our sabbatical. They were just too spectacular to ignore. Our time in Tasmania... Continue Reading →
We were so happy to arrive in Melbourne. Not only was there the promise of beautiful weather, but also a visit with friends who we hadn't seen in years! Melissa & Brad, who I met in Sydney during a semester abroad almost 15 years ago, were our fabulous hosts and their apartment was the perfect... Continue Reading →
High on our list of must-dos in Australia was scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef - how could we pass up that opportunity? So we headed towards Cairns, a coastal town famous for being a jumping off point for reef adventures. We thought it fitting to kick off our time there with a fabulous... Continue Reading →
From the Hunter Valley we drove east determined to see two things: the coast and a koala! Our first stop was at Myall Lakes National Park where we gazed at the Pacific, had a scenic drive through the forest, and cooled off with a quick dip in one of the several freshwater lakes in the... Continue Reading →
As excited as we were to get to Australia, we were equally dreading the 24 hour travel day. The 15 hour flight from LA to Sydney sounded especially daunting! But now that it's behind us and everything was on time, it all didn't seem so bad in the end. We made it! We planned the... Continue Reading →
When we arrived in Buenos Aires at the beginning of our trip, we spent most of our time trip planning and didn't venture far out of our neighborhood. We made sure to give ourselves a few days in the city before our flight left, so here we found ourselves! Spending our last few days of... Continue Reading →
From Mendoza, we flew to Cordoba, the second largest city in Argentina which is known for being home to several universities. The days in Cordoba felt like "stopover days." Our non-stop travels started catching up to us and the exhaustion started to set in, we needed to slow down a bit. We also both caught... Continue Reading →
From Mendoza we flew north to Salta where we rented a car for the first time on this trip to explore the countryside a bit. Our destination was Cachi, a little adobe pueblo a few hours west of Salta. We picked up the car and I was tasked with being the driver because Alex didn't... Continue Reading →
Wandering Between Meals 