Smoke Chaser
After missing out on our dream overlanding vehicle two times in a row, we decided that we wouldn’t miss our […]
The new Paparoa great walk (in a day)
The Paparoa track on the West Coast has thus far not been the easiest of New Zealand’s great walks to […]
Photographing the wind
A great day out in the Craigieburn range, sun, blue skies…and a brutal spindrift sandblasting.
Quetzal country
There were two options to renew our soon-to-expire Guatemalan visas. Apply for quick and easy visa extension in Guatemala city […]
Finally. Guatemala.
Border crossings in Central America are famous for being chaotic and stressful. We had heard stories of ‘border helpers’ swarming […]
The grandest monument in the Yucatan
Our holiday from our trip hadn’t gone exactly to plan. But here we were, back in Mexico and ready to give […]
So are we in Alaska, or British Columbia?
As we’ve mentioned, we quite enjoyed Alaska, we didn’t want to miss our last opportunity for a visit, so we […]
Moose, marmots and bears, oh my!
The wildlife of Alaska. In contrast to New Zealand where the native wildlife consists almost entirely of birds, it is […]
Bird-spotting for beginners
The town of Homer describes itself as the ‘quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem’. Or at least that […]
Trapped in bear country
It is not every day when you find yourselves locked out of your vehicle in the middle of bear country, surrounded […]
The journey begins
The USA—it’s like New Zealand, only the junk food is cheaper and they drive on the right (wrong) side of […]
Going for Gold
Things have been pretty hectic with last-minute trip prep of late, but I decided it was well past time to […]
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