Budget Travel – Low-Waste – Adventure – Minimalism – Everything but 9-5
Hands down one of my favorite sections of the world. Definitely didn’t spend enough time here, and you can read why I’ll be back for more trips to Oceania.
There is More Than One Cave. So, there’s actually three main caves that are advertised when you look into seeing the glowworms at Waitomo. They are the Aranui Cave, Ruakuri Cave, and Waitomo Glowworm Caves. What they do though, is get you to sign up for the trilogy bundle thinking you’re getting a good deal. […]
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Rachal (one of my best friends, if you haven’t read any of my posts until now) and I picked up our trusty van, Bongo, near the Auckland Airport. In our search for day trips from Auckland, we found out about Waiheke Island and decided to park Bongo in a parking garage near the ferry station […]
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If you got here from my North Island Campervan Roadtrip post, then you already know: I have never seen or read any LOTR or Hobbit movies or books. Now that that’s out of the way, Rachal (my travel buddy and best friend) is a fan of the series, and to say she was STOKED would […]
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My best friend Rachal and I decided we were going to try tackling the North Island of New Zealand in about a week. The best way I could think to do that, was by campervan, duh. I had seen pictures and posts about how easy and wonderful it is to rent a van and start […]
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This was the day I thought Rachal might kill me in my sleep (figuratively of course). I wanted to hike in the Blue Mountains National Park so bad to get outside and take in the scenery away from the city. Getting There We decided to take the two-hour train ride to get there, which was […]
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Bondi Beach Finally, a day for the beach! We got a ride to Bondi (pronounced Bond-eye) Beach in the morning and when we got to the sand, found a delicious breakfast place. There was a bit of fog still sitting above us, but it cleared up in time for us to finish our meal and […]
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BridgeClimb We embarked fairly early on our second day, stopping by one of the cafes in Chinatown for a snack to go. Our main event for the day was the BridgeClimb, which we scheduled before noon since we didn’t want to be up there in the mid-day heat. It was a pretty cool experience, but […]
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Arrival We landed at the airport after our 14-hour flight beyond excited to start exploring. Our flight landed fairly early in the morning, so we had a few hours until we were allowed to check in to our Airbnb. Since the apartment we were staying in was located in the heart of Chinatown, we decided […]
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Sydney, Australia My best friend, Rachal, and I decided to take a trip down to Australia and New Zealand, but only had two weeks of vacation to explore (which probably wasn’t the best idea). With the time restraint, we decided that our time in Australia would be spent only in and around Sydney instead of trying […]
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