The Not-So-Secret Spots in the Far North: Paihia
My first trip to the “Winterless Far North” I loved that there were palm trees!July 2009 Paihia is the backpackers tourist mecca for the Northland. Kings Road is peppered with a variety of...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 16 – Champagne Pools
Champagne Pools, Wai-O-Tapu Rotorua, July 2009 This is one of my favourite shots of the champagne pools. I ended up at Wai-O-Tapu twice in the same week during my first visit to Rotorua while...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 17 – Mount Doom
July 2009 Mount Ngauruhoe aka Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings. One of the three volcanos of Tongariro National Park. I did a guided tour of the Tongariro Crossing while backpacking solo across the...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 18 – Opera House in the Evening
April 2009 I backpacked down the East Coast of Australia solo quite quickly in April 2009, and ended up in Sydney solo. Quickly making friends with another Canadian girl on the bus, we took on the...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 21 – Climbing Te Paki Sand Dunes
Te Paki Stream, Far North NZ July 2009 A must do while in the Far North is sandbogganing down the giant sand dunes at Te Paki stream. If you’re headed up to check out Cape Reinga, this is an easy side...
View ArticleCrashing with Strangers: My experiences of surfing couches
I have had the pleasure and privilege of hosting heaps of people while living in the beautiful far north. Going from the references on my couchsurfing profile, I think I’ve had definitely over 40...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 39: Wellington Cable Car
Wellington is such an amazing city; it just emanates positive vibes every time I am there. In fact, I was planning to move there for a while before I got my job up north. There are so many cool things...
View ArticleIt’s Official: My Great Canadian Announcement!
We’re hitting the road, for a massive roadtrip! I am so excited for my upcoming travel plans this spring, and they are not too far off now! I’ve just begun the final term of the school year, after a...
View ArticlePhoto Friday! Week 43: Mount Cook Peeking
Nothing but a mate, a Jucy Campa, the same 3 CDs on repeat and the open roads of the South Island. October 2010, a friend and I took a week to explore the Wild West Coast of NZ, and although we didn’t...
View ArticleThe Quest for Mobile Internet in Canada
My first full day waking up in Vancouver I didn’t want to give in to jet lag. We went to bed when the rest of the house did around 10pm and I was awake by 7am, but decided to write about climbing...
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