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Old Friends Down Under

After our patience-trying flight experience, we needed things to take a turn for the better.  Thankfully, that’s exactly what we got.  We arrived in Sydney and took a cab to Darlington, a suburb...

The Best of the Melbourne Zoo

Finally got a chance to break in my new ZOOM lens that Nick got me for my birthday.  It was a ton of fun to get so up-close-and-personal with the animals.  Hope you enjoy the pics!  Lots more on...

On Top of the World

I know I said that sailing past the Sydney Opera House was as good as it gets, but I’m going to have to retract that because the last 24 hours topped it.  This last day was out-of-this...

Our Night on a Working Farm

After we got done with our helicopter ride, we continued driving south to Fox Glacier where we had booked lodging at a 700 acre working farm/bed and breakfast called Clearwater B&B.  We had...

Up In the Clouds

Nick put together a 5 minute video of our helicopter ride over the Glaciers in New Zealand.  It’ll give you a better idea of what this majestic experience was like.  Enjoy!

Foodie Heaven

Although New Zealand food has been some of the most expensive I’ve ever paid for (thanks, in large part, to the falling price of the dollar) it is also the most consistently superb food...

In the Heart of Wine Country

We had just wrapped up our stay at the B&B/Farm when Nick threw another surprise my way – he told me we’d be spending 2 nights in a private apartment on a vineyard in the Otago Valley...

Playing it Safe in the Adventure Capital

I take risks in many ways in my life but the physical realm is not one of those areas.  So you might imagine how out of place I felt in the Adventure Capital of New Zealand, beautiful Queenstown! ...

Endless Beaches and Rolling Hills

After all sorts of moving around, Nick and I decided to base ourselves in Auckland for our final week.  It’s been a nice change of pace, even though the lack of moving has made me a bit antsy...