So Elodie and Charlie finally arrived much later than they thought, shattered and ready for bed. They quickly hoovered up the left-over burrito from Jont’s doggy bag which he kindly donated (they hadn’t eaten since breakfast). Next day was Jont’s birthday so he was woken by us singing ‘happy birthday’ to him and a plateful Read More »
After leaving Mesa Verde we traveled into the Grand Canyon in Arizona. No pictures a person can take do this natural wonder justice. If you are intending to go to the Canyon make sure you get the proper directions as we were given a route into the South Rim and were supposed to stay at the Read More »
As a pert of the Northern Territory tour we would visit Kakadu National Park every 2 weeks and it is a place I could never get bored with. During the wet the landscape changes dramatically as the water levels rise and the bird species that are present change from the winter species. If you want Read More »
Long have I desired to see Brazil’s southern states. I just hadn’t realized it before arriving. As with many other countries, I had conjured fantastic visions and imagined unique adventures prior to receiving my admission stamp. However, only after crossing the border and learning more about the country’s geography did I realize all of my Read More »
I always thought I’d have some big, grand adventure in the Grand Canyon – rafting down the Colorado River, riding down the switchback trails on a horse or donkey (like they did on the “Brady Bunch”), or hiking down to the bottom with an overloaded backpack. Since I visited this famous natural wonder with an Read More »
After yesterdays Manic day we were really in no rush to get out and about early today, yet the Sun did its usual trick of waking us up and at 0930 we To Signal for help, not for potential Goat Rapists were up and getting showered. we Drove out of the Camp two very happy Read More »
12th: Arrived about 5.30pm, and a group of us headed straight out again for a Maori Cultural experience…with pretty much no idea what we were letting ourselves in for! Were taken out by bus to the Tamaki Maori Village…a ”chief” was selected for our ”tribe” (bus)…well technically 2 chiefs- Pete from our Stray group and Read More »
After my cats pyjama adventure I headed off for the cathedral cove. This is a big cove that can be walked through when the tides are low. It was very nice. The weather started out cloudy but it cleared up when I got there. After the coves I moved over Tauranga. It was raining a Read More »
We began our trip in Rotorua, NZ. We went rappeling down waterfalls while caving, zorbing, hungi with some Maori’s, and got to know lots of people sudying abroad from the states. I loved rapelling down waterfalls We arrived in Dunedin on Fourth of July but no celebration this year. (just like my birthday that was non-existent)
Apparently we caught Rotorua on a good day - good in the sense the whole town didn’t stink of rotten eggs. We didn’t really stick around for long, just a night, but I got up nice and early to have a look at the park across the road from the hostel which was dotted with holes Read More »
