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Queenstown road trip vibes: crystal-clear lakes, winding coastal drives and a stop in Glenorchy — the true gateway to Pa...
04/14/2026

Queenstown road trip vibes: crystal-clear lakes, winding coastal drives and a stop in Glenorchy — the true gateway to Paradise. 🌄🚗 Read about the scenic drive and highlights from our South Island journey. Full post: https://wix.to/WTgdB9d

Hello Family and Friends. In classic New Zealand fashion, the journey is just as beautiful if not more so than the destination.Even stopping to see the views we made good time to Queensland. We only had our rental car for one more day and there's a popular drive to a town called "Paradise". Picture:...

New post: New Zealand — Lake Tekapo & Te Anau 🌄Stayed right across from Lake Tekapo — the views were unreal. By night th...
04/14/2026

New post: New Zealand — Lake Tekapo & Te Anau 🌄

Stayed right across from Lake Tekapo — the views were unreal. By night the sky cleared and the Milky Way put on a show. If you love wide-open landscapes, starry nights, and quiet moments, this one’s for you. Read more on the blog: https://wix.to/dlRBIBJ

Hello Family and Friends,So to start off, the signage humor continues through the south island.We stayed right across from Lake Tekapo. By nightfall the weather was absolutely perfect for viewing stars. There were no clouds in the sky and you could clearly see the milkyway. You can only get a view o...

We flew the tiniest plane from Auckland to Blenheim and then hopped a train to Christchurch — scenery that stole our bre...
04/14/2026

We flew the tiniest plane from Auckland to Blenheim and then hopped a train to Christchurch — scenery that stole our breath: beaches with mountains, rolling green hills, and charming murals in Christchurch that felt a bit like a small Melbourne. Read the full travel snapshot and see photos from the trip: https://wix.to/AD6Vg8o

Dear Family and Friends,We rode the smallest plane we have ever flown from Auckland in the north island to Blenheim in the south island.Once we arrived in Blenheim we took a train to Christchurch. The scenery along the way was absolutely stunning.Christchurch felt like a small Melbourne. They had a....

We’re sharing week two of our New Zealand adventure — from Rotorua to Ōwhango and Ohakune. Found the waterfall we’d been...
04/14/2026

We’re sharing week two of our New Zealand adventure — from Rotorua to Ōwhango and Ohakune. Found the waterfall we’d been searching for (surprise — it wasn’t in Australia after all!). A kind stranger even offered to snap our photo on the trail. Read the full story and photos on the blog: https://wix.to/SgykyLg

Hello Friends and Family,The beginning of our second week in New Zealand is still meeting us with new and exciting things to explore. From Rotorua we drove about two and a half hours to Ōwhango. We finally found the waterfall we had been looking for when we visited Bruny Island. It is not in Austra...

We spent Week 3 exploring Hobart, MONA, and Adelaide — from ferry rides and luxury stays to unexpected moments like cham...
03/27/2026

We spent Week 3 exploring Hobart, MONA, and Adelaide — from ferry rides and luxury stays to unexpected moments like champagne in hand at the Museum of Old and New Art. Read about our City of Churches adventures and travel tips. https://wix.to/7wsKvIb

Hello Family and Friends,Our next stop was Hobart which is back on Tasmania's main island. We took the ferryboat back across to Tasmania. After "roughing" it on Bruny Island we got luxury accommodations in Hobart.The next day we took a ferry to MONA. MONA is the Museum of New and Old Art, which I hi...

New Blog Post
03/27/2026

New Blog Post

Melbourne/Tasmania, Australia - Week 2 (Tassie)

We’ve landed in Marvellous Melbourne! After a 17-hour flight (and a peek at what we think were ice flows near Antarctica...
02/22/2026

We’ve landed in Marvellous Melbourne! After a 17-hour flight (and a peek at what we think were ice flows near Antarctica), our Aussie adventure begins. Read about week 1 — the flights, first impressions, and the start of exploring Melbourne. ✈️🧭🇦🇺

Read more: https://wix.to/8mhmRiy

Hello Family and Friends,After a 17 hour flight, we have returned to the English speaking world. We took what is called the loneliest flight because very few planes fly the most southern route near Antarctica. Brett made sure to get us seats on the left side of the plane so that we might have the op...

We went back to our favorite city — Medellín — in the middle of a Montevideo week! 🇺🇾➡️🇨🇴 Read about our spontaneous mov...
02/22/2026

We went back to our favorite city — Medellín — in the middle of a Montevideo week! 🇺🇾➡️🇨🇴 Read about our spontaneous move, ferry plans, and why Medellín keeps calling us. New post: Montevideo, Uruguay - Week 4 (aka Medellin, Colombia?) — by Danielle McKinney. Read more: https://wix.to/wA1Hmrk

Hello Family and Friends,This week should really be called "Return to Medellín, Colombia". Yes, we went back to Medellín, our favorite city thus far. So the story is that we realized that we were going to be flying to Australia two days before some very good friends of ours were going to be flying...

Week 3 of our South America escape: Montevideo, Colonia de Sacramento and a quick taste of Buenos Aires. From colonial s...
02/22/2026

Week 3 of our South America escape: Montevideo, Colonia de Sacramento and a quick taste of Buenos Aires. From colonial streets and garden stays in Colonia to discovering where the best food in Uruguay hides — this post is full of photos, stories and travel tips. Read the full journey and get inspired to plan your own adventure: https://wix.to/PFFPrXS

Hello Family and Friends,For our third week in Uruguay we finally explored other locations outside of Montevideo. We took a bus to Colonia, the first city of Uruguay. It has been occupied by both the Portuguese and Spanish.First things first is that we finally found were the good food is in Uruguay,...

Week 2 in Montevideo: from lazy mornings to navigating the city by bus 🚍✨ We’re slowly shaking off the holiday lull and ...
02/22/2026

Week 2 in Montevideo: from lazy mornings to navigating the city by bus 🚍✨ We’re slowly shaking off the holiday lull and exploring more — first public transport ride, new neighborhoods, and soaking up local life. Read the full story and join our journey: https://wix.to/DPAqWRj

Hello Family and Friends,We have started our second week still embracing the national pastime of Uruguay, doing nothing. However, we are only here for a short time and need to get a move on exploring the city especially now that things have started to return to normal after the holidays. We decided....

Just published: Montevideo, Uruguay - Week 1 (The Capital of the Sun). Join Danielle as she navigates hotel swaps, water...
02/22/2026

Just published: Montevideo, Uruguay - Week 1 (The Capital of the Sun). Join Danielle as she navigates hotel swaps, waterfront views, and the start of an unforgettable sabbatical in Uruguay. Read the full story and see photos from day one. https://wix.to/uwczhPI

Hello Family and Friends,Since we have arrived in Uruguay, it has fallen a little flat. First, the original hotel we booked didn't have a bed for Atlas. What we thought was a pull out sofa was just a regular sofa and the hotel didn't have a rollaway bed. So quickly, Brett worked his magic and we fou...

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