With a slogan like that, one would think that Japan would be in some state of eternal summer – sunny and warm all year round. Sooo not the case in December. While the sun continued to rise and rise early each day, it did not conform to our ‘chasing the sun’ vacation plans. While the […]

**Arrived in Sydney on November 27th and Departed for Japan December 8th Logic holds that one must have a compelling reason to depart a beautiful place such as New Zealand. A couple hundred dollar non-refundable flight could do the trick, but a better reason is to meet up with distant friends. For this latter reason, […]

Arrived in Christchurch November 23rd and Departed for Australia November 27th With so many adventure activities to choose from, it was hard to narrow down our picks, but based on budget and timing we decided on bungy jumping, jetboating, and canyoning. First up was the Shotover Jet. The views are gorgeous and the ride is […]

Arrived in Christchurch November 23rd and Departed for Australia November 27th After a quick flight from Wellington, we landed in Christchurch on the South Island. Our plan was to do a big loop; starting from Christchurch (northeast), heading down to Queenstown (southwest), up the west coast to the Franz-Joseph glacier (northwest) and back across into […]

Arrived in November 19th and Departed for South Island November 23rd There have been many destinations on the trip where people have said we will go and not wish to return. New Zealand was one of those places and the saying proved true. We had 10 full days to explore the country and while we […]

In Atlanta, we were OhSoReady….. …To see our families again. While the blog and Skype have kept everyone seemingly closer then everyday life spent cities apart, it is comforting to experience family in a non digital form 🙂 … For a gathering of friends and family at one of our favorite restaurants in town, Tuk […]