Nineteen months abroad means that I get to share with you my top eleven moments from the last year and a half. I already gave you my top fifteen New Zealand moments, and some of that will make a reappearance on this list but expect plenty of new highlights, from the lush jungle of Ubud…
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travel essay: pashupatinath temple
*Trigger warning: I talk about watching a Hindu cremation in this post. There are photos. If this is going to upset you, please do not read this post!* The sun is high in the sky as my taxi slowly navigates the pockmarked streets of Kathmandu. I’m heading to Pashupatinath Temple, along the river, site of…
my top fifteen NZ moments
As my time in New Zealand finally draws to a close (cue sad music here), I wanted to take some time to look back on the last year and share with you some of my favourite moments of the last fourteen months. This country is incredible. I think I have seen almost everything, driven on…
chasing waterfalls: ten of new zealand’s best cascades
One thing I’ve done a lot of recently is track down waterfalls in New Zealand. Southern NZ is full of them, especially in the Catlins and Fiordland, but there are some really amazing ones in the North Island as well. Some waterfalls you can only see via hiking trails like the Milford Track – like…
ten things you must do while traveling
I’m the first to admit that I’ve made some pretty silly mistakes while traveling. In my early years, I didn’t explore the alleyways, didn’t talk to the locals (out of fear? out of insecurity for not knowing the language?), and didn’t tread off the beaten path. I’m older and, well, not necessarily wiser, but certainly…
top ten: most beautiful places in the british isles
i recently read a post listing the top ten most beautiful countries in europe, and while i think it’s semi accurate, it’s biased toward central europe. and how did they determine what to consider beautiful? why didn’t estonia make the list? or the czech republic? we all know that france is pretty, although there are…