“If you’re not trying to kill yourself in Queenstown, your doing it wrong.” – An insightful Kiwi man we met We made it to Queenstown, and our hostel – Adventure Queenstown – was one of, if not the best, we had booked. So we had a nice place to relax and prepare to bungy jump!…

With a kiwi marked off the “to see” list, we were headed to Dunedin (Doo-knee-din) to see if we could spot the rare yellow-eyed penguin. We took the longer, coastal/scenic route thanks to the recommendation of our new kiwi hosts! The first stop they recommended was Curio Bay where you can sometimes see the Hector’s…

When we travel, Brandon and I like to try to get off the beaten (tourist) path and see a little more of what the locals see. So when Brandon read about Stewart Island it was quickly added to our must-do list. While Stewart Island is home to one of the New Zealand great walks, it…

For our next adventure, we made our way down to Invercargill, but took a longer route to explore some of the smaller cities along the way. One of our first (caffeine) stops was at Last Light Lodge in Tuatapere. This gem of a spot alone made us want to hang out! The food looked fresh…

Visiting the Milford Sound, and Fiordland National Park, is high on the list for many New Zealand travelers – including us. So we made our way to the nearby city of Te Anau and left early the next morning for our tour. The most common way to see the sound is to join a day…

After a whole night of rest following our Abel Tasman trek – we were ready for something slightly more relaxing. So we headed to Underworld Adventures to check out the infamous gloworm caves. When looking into seeing the gloworms, the top place to see them appeared to be on the north island. One the south…

One of the big things to do in New Zealand is a Great Walk. There are 9 or 10 Great Walks across the islands, and we chose to do the Abel Tasman for a few reasons: This track is along the northern coast of the southern island, meaning the campsites have beaches! It is one…

The next stop on our New Zealand road trip was a great little city called Nelson. We had heard nothing but great things about this city and were excited to get there. We had one day this town that is a gateway for exploring the Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson Lakes National Park and much…

On our third day in New Zealand, we were booked to go whale watching with the hopes of seeing a sperm whale or two. The weather had been questionable, and a girl in our hostel who had been on a trip the previous day said it had been a bit “bouncy” (). But she did…

After almost 2 years stateside, Brandon and I were ready for another trip and another adventure. While we would truly love to truly hit the road again as long term travelers, this time we will have to settle for a 3 week trip to New Zealand. After 20ish hours of travel we landed in Auckland…

After almost a year on the road, Brandon landed a job in Tacoma, Washington near Seattle. So we left Montana and drove back to Dallas to spend a little time with friends and family and collect the rest of our belongings. We loaded everything into a moving truck, attached my car to the back of…

We made a quick trip of Washington and headed toward our neighbor in the north – Canada! We visited:  Victoria Island, Canada Vancouver, Canada (got questioned about our guns upon entering the country – we are from Texas after all, hiking, the hop-on-hop-off bus, a quick trip to Whistler)  Calgary, Canada (dodged wildfires on the…