After just over 5 weeks at home, which flew by I must add. I’m back on the road. In my last blog, I reflected on what it was like to be home after so long, meaning I won’t dwell on it here. I will say though, that while I didn’t do much at home it... Continue Reading →
Reflection on 3 Years Travelling
The world was a very different place when I departed. It was 5 am, 28th of October 2018. Dark and cold, a fine drizzle hung in the air. A final embrace with my parents on the outside porch. An embrace that wouldn’t be repeated for 1140 days. A little over 3 years. But this isn’t... Continue Reading →
New Zealand – Review of my Time
New Zealand, WHAT A PLACE! I knew even before stepping foot in the country I would love it. I wasn’t disappointed. I’d heard so many great things and just had a sense that it would be a place for me. Before NZ, answering the question “where is your favourite country” was tough. I’ve been to... Continue Reading →
NZ – End of the Road
This is it then, the final blog of the 2-month road trip and 7 months in New Zealand! In another blog, I shall reflect a little on my time here, but before getting there, we must finish the road trip itself.In the last blog, North Island Part II, I finished with my time in Rotorua.... Continue Reading →
North Island – Part I
After the 3 hour Interislander Ferry ride from Picton to Wellington, I touched down on the North Island for the very first time. Having been in NZ for over 6 months it was good to finally start exploring this part of the country. The South Island is actually 32% larger than the North, however, the... Continue Reading →
Winter in Queenstown
Life comes at you fast. A day after posting my last blog for NZ I broke my collarbone snowboarding. Having written in that blog how lucky I had been avoiding lockdowns, the Aus bubble shutting giving me empty slopes, the progress I was making on the board and how buzzing I was for the season.... Continue Reading →
Camp America – Camp Cayuga
Detailing my experience working in the USA at Camp Cayuga over the summer months. I was 19 years old at the time and undertook the experience between my 1st and 2nd year of university.
Start of the Ski Season & 1000 Days!
I have now been in NZ for almost 3 months and the winter season in Queenstown is well underway, so I thought I’d give a little update about what I’ve been doing. I posted my last blog on the 4th of June, with the mountains still a few weeks away from opening. There was hope... Continue Reading →
Life in Sydney COVID 19 Addition
Hello all, so I thought it was about time I updated the blog seeing as the last post was 4 months ago now. When I last wrote the world was just entering the start of the Corona Virus pandemic, countries were going into lockdown, borders were being shut, flights cancelled and everyone's plans for the... Continue Reading →
East Coast Road Trip – Weeks 4 & 5 Brisbane to Sydney
At last, we’ve made it. The final blog in the Australia East Coast Road Trip series. It's only taken 3 months since finishing the road trip to complete but I’ve finally got there. I’ve combined the last few weeks of the trip together as in all honesty towards the end of the road trip we... Continue Reading →