it was a gorgeous day in wellington – so much so that the prospect of sitting inside and writing wasn’t appealing at all. so i threw my hiking shoes on and headed out the door and down happy valley road to owhiro bay and the red rocks walkway. i came out of happy valley…
Category: new zealand
happy thanksgiving!
happy thanksgiving from wellington! enjoy your turkey!
travel trends: where you’ll go in 2016
{original image from tropical beach getaways} it seems like every year people are looking for more and more adventure. iceland? so 2009. prague? didn’t you go in 2005? faroe islands? better do it in 2016 before everyone else has! (faroe islands was actually on the 2015 list…) but seriously, dear readers, lonely planet has already…
countdown new zealand: what i packed in my carry on
packing for a foreign country – no matter how long you’re going for – can be is a challenge. if it’s a place you’re unfamiliar with, the weather can be fickle, you may have a lot of things to plan for (nights out versus hiking versus city walking,) you may not know where you can…
a little update: wellington
well, hello there! after a few days of hiatus – thanks for that, by the way – i’ll be back with some great content about my new city: wellington, new zealand! but for now, here are some pictures and a little recap of my week 🙂 as you know, i left the states on tuesday…
countdown new zealand: on my way!
good morning, everyone! happy wednesday 🙂 if you’re reading this on wednesday morning, stateside times, i’m in the air on my way to new zealand! around noon today, i’ll land in nadi, fiji, for a short layover and then i have a 4 hour flight to wellington. am i stoked? YES. am i FREAKING OUT? …
countdown new zealand: packing up
welp, i’ve done it. i’ve finalised my packing list. after reading through several blogs from girls who have spent a year in new zealand and other “how to pack for a year abroad” lists, i’ve got a solid list. i’ve also got clothes strewn across my room but the clothes i’m packing were condensed on…
countdown new zealand: two weeks!
WOW i leave for new zealand in two weeks from today. i’m starting to get a liiiitttttle nervous since i’ve still not started packing. i also had a momentary panic of.. oh crap, i have all this stuff to get rid of. and i have a lot of stuff that needs to get organised before…
countdown new zealand: packing
well, the crunch time is definitely now. i leave for new zealand in… three weeks from today. and i haven’t started packing. when thinking about what to pack for a year, at least, abroad, with no real idea of what i might get into down there, i’ve decided to pack up two boxes of things…
countdown new zealand: what i want to do while there
i have been thinking quite a bit about what exploratory things i want to tackle while in new zealand, and i’ve come up with a long list. some things i probably won’t get to… and i am only about 90% sure i want to do the bridge bungee, so the 10% fear factor may win…