Refueling in Wine Country: Marlborough, New Zealand
The phone rings…”Annie, the grapes are ready to pick! If you and Mike want to catch the harvest, come to
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Oceania
Glaciers to Glowworms: Our Final Days in New Zealand
We looked up at the tallest mountains in New Zealand, guarded by glaciers on all sides, and thought, “How the
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Crocodile Dundee Country
We have refrained from all Crocodile Dundee references in all previous Australia blogs, but now we’ve earned it. The Top
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The Complete South Island Road Trip Guide
The South Island was made for road trips. It has glaciers, fjords, volcanoes, vineyards, Lord of the Ring forests, impeccable
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Geothermal Fantasyland: Rotorua
Volcanoes, as destructive as they are, sure make things pretty. Geysers, steaming fumaroles, bubbling mud pots, and rainbow colored pools…this
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Kayaking Abel Tasman
Kiwis are known for their hospitality so we inadvertently tested the theory by hitchhiking, couchsurfing, and asking Wilsons outfitters to
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Eastbound on the Northwest of the South Island
The road snakes around the northwest coast, heading from one jaw-dropping National Park to the next in New Zealand’s South
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The Legendary Milford Sound
The famous fjord, the greatest site in New Zealand, an 8th Wonder of the World…call it what you want, Milford
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Road Trip to the World’s Oldest Rainforest
Ten million years older than the Amazon, Daintree is the most ancient rainforest in the world. And if being 180
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Best Winter Destinations: Where snow and ice is a good thing
If you can handle freezing temperatures, so much more of the year and world will open up to you. Put
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You Know You’re In Australia When
Big, brash, beautiful, booming…Australia is larger than life. It feels like the USA on lots of levels but with an
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