We booked a very rustic cabin at the Shrine of St. Therese - a cabin in the middle of nowhere with no plumbing and no electricity, just a potbellied stove and…
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Past totems and somber battlefield meadows, we meandered through the woods trying to determine the best route to the Alaska Raptor Center. For some reason, the map of Sitka seemed more…
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Eight million cups of coffee and a brief stop in Juneau later, we finally arrived in Sitka where we were greeted with more stuffed bears in glass cases, and a tiny…
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With zero expectations, we headed to the park and checked into our lodge, making it just in time to catch one of the most dazzling sunsets I have ever seen. The…
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Our final night in NZ, we decided to splurge on a suite in downtown Auckland. We found the most bizarre "champagne and strawberries" deal online, and booked a room at the…
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Hot Water Beach - on either side of low tide, warm (sometimes scalding hot) spring water seeps up through the sand. We rented shovel, found a warm spot, dug a hole…
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Another early morning of scrambling and rushing to meet a boat. Our sole purpose for visiting this area in particular, was to swim with the dolphins. I'll spare the drawn out…
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A short synopsis of the "Lost World Epic" - We dressed up like Japanese factory workers, hiked to a sinkhole, strapped into a harness (mine being so tight, that it cut…
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The main reason we stopped in Rotorua was to experience the Maori Hangi, or feast. Similar to a luau, at a hangi, there's dancing, singing, challenges, lots of fake acting, and…