Desperate for sunshine, off to the sunshine coast we go!
There is an old Buddhist saying, three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. This couldn’t […]
Windy Wellington – the world’s coolest little capital is my home
People generally come to Aotearoa NZ for the landscape, not the urban experience. However, there is one city that should […]
Wild Wonderful Otago & Beyond
“The wild places are where we began, when they end so do we” – David Brower There are so many […]
Taranaki – retreating along the path less traveled
Taranaki is a rural region along the central west coast of Te Ika a Maui North Island. The area is known […]
Crossing the Tasman to Australia – bits of Sydney, Blue Mountains, and the Great Barrier Reef
As my partner and I gear up for another trip across the Tasman to run an ultra marathon, I thought […]
We went glamping for the first time and loved it!
Tent camping was such a big part of our life in Colorado, yet we had done very little since moving […]
Traveling the East Cape – where the sun rises before the rest of the world
The East Cape was the last of the 16 regions in Aotearoa New Zealand we had left to explore. This […]
Looping the Lakes of Nelson Lakes National Park
We had first planned to check out Nelson Lakes National Park during our 2015 Christmas Campervan trip, but ended up […]
Winding over Rimutaka Hill to the Wairarapa Region
We are always looking for a little weekend getaway to escape the predictable rhythms of life at home. For a […]
Eruptions of color, senses, and wonder – exploring Mount Tarawera and White Island
Another holiday weekend was upon us and we were road tripping volcano style, exploring Mount Taraweara and Whakaari White Island. […]
Colorful Colorado Wildflowers
These doom and gloom late winter early spring days in Wellington had me missing those sunny Colorado summers. THE best […]
Overcoming fear near the Caroline face of Aoraki Mount Cook
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves” – Edmund Hillary We spent three incredible days taking a mountaineering […]
Exploring one of NZ’s most popular holiday destinations – the Coromandel Peninsula Coastline
“The beach is calling and we must go” – unknown Labor weekend is one of my favorite long weekends in Aotearoa […]
The Kepler 60km mountain run – a small glimpse of this NZ Great Walk
I tried to enter the Kepler 60km race a week after the registration opened, only to find myself at number […]
West Coast Dreaming – Te Tai Poutini, NZ
We spent our last holiday weekend (the Queen’s Birthday) before the long dark ages of winter driving Te Tai Poutini […]
Hiking amongst the volcanic giants of the Central Plateau – Tongariro Alpine Crossing
One of the first things I did after moving to Aotearoa New Zealand was hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Tongariro […]
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