For the last five years, every Christmas has had an element of travel. When I reflect back on my last five Christmas holiday seasons, I feel so much joy. My passion for travel and adventure and spending time with Nick, have been the most central themes in my life. Since I met Nick in 2017, …
A tale of international love, life abroad, mental health, and adventure in its purest form. The Complexities of Living Abroad When I post photos of myself smiling in breathtaking landscapes and share exciting travel anecdotes on social media and my blog, that’s only a tiny snippet into my world here in Queenstown. And that’s only …
What’s the Kepler Track? The Kepler Track is one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. The country’s Department of Conservation (DOC) maintains 10 hiking tracks across New Zealand throughout unique and stunning landscapes. The Kepler is one of the most famous for its diverse environments from alpine mountains to beech tree forests to sandy lake shores. …
Published December 2019. Backpacking in Abel Tasman is my favorite thing I have done in my 8 months in New Zealand, hands down! After hiking 13km with blisters on our feet, Nick and I arrived at the most incredible beach; it happened to be the wrong beach. We then swam 30 meters to the south …
This weekend, I headed out to Aspiring National Park for a much-anticipated backpacking trip. I have been wanting to go camping in the backcountry since arriving in New Zealand, which was unfortunately in winter. Due to my strange hospitality job schedule and the excessive amounts of winter rain, I never got around to it. But …