by Jenna Thomas | Feb 16, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
Because we decided to spend our daily budget entirely on food and drink while in Wellington, it was important to find free things to do. We were in luck; there were enough activities and sights to keep us occupied for four days of sightseeing. All of the following are...
by Jenna Thomas | Feb 12, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
To make it clear just how much I loved Wellington, I’ll have to start by pointing out that for our first four weeks in New Zealand, Ben and I barely ate in restaurants. After paying for campsites and activities, we could just afford to buy food from supermarkets and...
by Jenna Thomas | Feb 4, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
The North Island of New Zealand, it seems to me, is getting short shrift. The mountains and fjords of the South Island are the star of the show down here; even the locals have told us, “Oh, the South Island is way cooler.” Maybe that’s true, and...
by Jenna Thomas | Feb 3, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
Like many people around the world, I’ve spent the last decade-plus associating New Zealand with the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. In my head, New Zealand landscapes included the green, rolling hills of The Shire, the high grasslands of Rohan, the magical...
by Jenna Thomas | Feb 2, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
We’ve been in New Zealand for about a month, so I guess now would be a good time to start writing about it. We’ve spent so much time soaking up the scenery that we haven’t had time to hunker down in cafes (nor can we afford to–coffees start at...
by Ben Thomas | Dec 29, 2014 | Round the World Travel
So there it is. Everything that we will be bringing with us on our Round-the-World adventure, starting tonight. We’ve been working on our bags for a little over a month now, making small adjustments here and there, tossing stuff out that we FINALLY deemed...
