Adventures, food, photos - come here to read and see all the shenanigans we've gotten in to on our travels.
Our main reason for visiting Australia was to see The Great Barrier Reef. Many people have asked us why we even went to Australia for just 2 weeks. But for us, it made sense. We both wanted to see the reef before it got destroyed entirely and because we were traveling in that direction anyway (from South America to Southeast Asia), we figured why not make the stop?
Read MoreWe usually devote a Top 5 post to the capital/largest city we visit in a country, but we're skipping that for Australia. After New Zealand, we were tired and we didn't explore as much as we usually do. Instead, we spent a lot of time with friends and family and enjoyed a short, slow-paced sojourn in the land west of New Zealand ;-).
Read MoreNew Zealand was expensive. Damn expensive. Was it worth all that cash?
Read MoreBy the time we arrived in Auckland, we were exhausted. We'd driven over 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles!) in just 23 days and our bodies could not take another day of sitting in a car. Understandably, we explored this city, which was our last stop in New Zealand, at a very leisurely pace. We slept in, baked cheese scones, drank our ration of wine that we'd purchased in Picton and just relaxed. In fact, I was contemplating if I should even post about Auckland because we didn't really do the place justice and see much. Still, we had a nice time there and wandered around town – to some extent – that I wanted to share a few pictures with you here.
Read MoreAfter the long, glorious day of Tongariro and glow worms, we slept in until the luxurious hour of 8 AM before making breakfast and preparing for the drive to Rotorua
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