
Kick off your shoes and chill in Raglan
“You learn a lot when you are barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different” – Michael Franti […]
adventures of an American in Aotearoa New Zealand
“You learn a lot when you are barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different” – Michael Franti […]
Public holiday weekends always equate to road trips for us. Easter weekend in early autumn can tend to have iffy […]
Back on the bullet train we were headed to the Gifu and Nagano Prefectures in the Alps in search for […]
Mount Kōya We decided to make a small detour for the evening to Mount Kōya, the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important […]
In only 2 hours by bullet train you can journey to the Japan of your imagination. Pagodas, zen gardens, geisha, […]
Urbanism works when it creates a journey as desirable as the destination – Paul Goldburger Our big motivation to head to […]
There is an old Buddhist saying, three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. This couldn’t […]
Now that I have nearly written about almost every place I have traveled in NZ, I thought it was time […]
“This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought” – T.E. Lawrence I have always been a […]
“Valparaíso, how absurd you are…you haven’t combed your hair, you’ve never had time to get dressed, life has always surprised […]
I had been dreaming of a trip to the Atacama desert for years, but my partner’s South American dream was […]
Empires inevitably fall, and when they do, history judges them for the legacies they leave behind – Noah Feldman Ayutthaya […]
Street food, I believe, is the salvation of the human race – Anthony Bourdain Twenty years has passed since I was […]
“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end” […]
“Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude” – Louie Schwartzberg The Druk Path is a 35 mile […]
“Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think” – Buddha […]