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How To Choose The Right NZ Skydive For You

Part of the draw of visiting New Zealand is the Kiwis’ unquenchable thirst for adventure. You want to get into a giant rubber ball and roll down a hill? Go zorbing in Rotorua. Want to go white-water rafting over waterfalls? Stay in Rotorua. White water sounds too blasé? Go black water rafting in Waitomo, where…

Photo of the Week: Perfection on Whitehaven

This shot is from an absolute cracker of an afternoon that we spent on Whitehaven Beach. I have nothing but good memories from my three days in the Whitsundays with my mother and brother, but the day we went to Whitehaven was possibly my favourite. At 8am, we were picked up by the Camira, a…

My Four-Year Oziversary

I apologise — I know I said this blog would be updated while I was in New Zealand, but unfortunately, while I had already written the posts, I didn’t even have time to sort the photos and get the posts online while I was over there. So without further ado… Recently I hit yet another…

I’m in New Zealand!

As you may know from my “I’m Going to New Zealand!” post, last week I was chosen as the winner of Wotif.com’s “Wotif You Won a New Zealand Tiki Tour” competition. I honestly still can’t believe it, and I’m already halfway to Christchurch on this Air New Zealand plane (which comes complete with a Richard…

Photo of the Week: A Plane Lands at Coolangatta

Last American summer, my mom undertook an epic journey to visit her family members scattered across the globe. She spent a month in England visiting my grandparents and a month in Singapore visiting my father, so by the time she got to Australia, she was a bit sick of travel! So, rather than trying to…

I’m Going to New Zealand!

I got some good news today…I’m going to New Zealand! Not only that…but I’m going to New Zealand next week. No, this isn’t a plan that I neglected to share, and it’s not a spontaneous trip that I decided to book either (I think my work would be much less understanding in that case!). Instead,…

Photo of the Week: A Rainy Stockholm Panorama

Sorry the site has been a bit quiet lately — I’ve been through some upheaval personally but will be back and posting soon! The weather during my trip to Sweden was, well…wintry. Not very surprising, given I was there at the beginning of January! My day in Stockholm was very rainy and around freezing, but…

My Travel Bucket List

  • Go to South America for long enough that I learn Spanish properly!
  • Walk the Inca Trail
  • Finish the Three Peaks Challenge
  • Hike/boat all 9 of NZ's 'Great Walks'
  • Go to all 4 Grand Slams (tennis)
  • New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour
  • Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Go diving with whale sharks

About the Author

I'm Kristin, a Texan born to an American father and English mother. I've been living in Australia since 2008. My first plane flight was when I was three weeks old and I've been hooked ever since. I never feel quite right unless I have a plane ticket (to anywhere, whether it's Sydney or Sweden) booked in my name!

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