for almost eight years now, i have wanted to hike the west highland way, in scotland. it’s all mapped out. i want to start in glasgow, take the train up to milngavie and then start walking. i have it down to ten days, but every time i think i might be able to do it,…
Category: new zealand
i’ve got a blank space, baby: i went on a ten-day first date in italy
a while ago, i read a post on buzzfeed about a girl who went on a one-week first date to costa rica. i read it a few weeks before i was due to leave for a ten-day trip to italy with a guy that i had only met once before. was it fate that buzzfeed…
friday wrap up: the hakarena
happy weekend everyone! i came across this on my flipboard earlier this week and when i forwarded it to my dad, he said “ha. almost spit my coffee out. very good.” if you’re a 90s kid like me, you know the macarena. when the icnoic los del rios song came on the stereo at the…
countdown new zealand: jobs
{image from ryan hellyer} one of the pitfalls of the new zealand visa is that i’m not technically allowed to have a job lined up when i arrive in the country. i know i’m going to need one eventually, so it makes sense to me to get one upon arriving in wellington, work for a…
foodie week: drinking around the world
today we’re taking about drinking around the world. and no, not the epcot bar crawl. (ps did you know that was a thing? i didn’t until i googled “drinks around the world” and that was the only thing that popped up!) in same way that we have come to associate pizza and pasta with italy…
countdown: new zealand!
{image from enchanted learning} so, as of this past weekend, the countdown has officially started! i leave for new zealand – for a YEAR – in less than two months. have i mentioned how excited i am?! to recap, i got a little bored with my life and my job and after a few margaritas…
travel trends: personal photographers
gone are the days when people packed multiple rolls of film, or bought them at their destinations, then returned home to drop the rolls off at the 1-hour photo kiosk in walmart. even starting to disappear are the days of the selfie stick (thank god.) these days, the trend is a personal, travel photographer. yes,…
in photos: ben lomond and the southern alps
last fall, while i was in new zealand, i hiked ben lomond, which the mountain that overlooks queenstown. i wrote about it and posted some pictures when i got back, but i wanted to share more of the southern alps with you this time. {me, at the skyline gondola, looking down over the lake, and…
travel trends: new zealand
it seems a bit weird to be making an entire country a travel trend, but get over it, because new zealand is quickly becoming a top spot for travelers. long known for it’s great hiking and backpacking, the country is now a top destination for foodies and luxury travelers. made up of two main islands,…
new zealand: punakaiki video
//www.youtube.com/get_player remember back last year when i went to new zealand? well, i’m still coming across videos and pictures from that month!