Cultural Experience – Tamaki Maori Village – Rotorua, New Zealand
One of the things that I was most looking forward to about visiting New Zealand was getting to know a little more about the Maori culture. I had heard little pieces of information about the indigenous people of this beautiful place, and was interested to learn more. Although Maori people make up more than 14%...
Read MoreTravel Photo Of The Week: Waterfall On The Tongariro Crossing – National Park, New Zealand
We are currently finishing our travels in New Zealand and let me encourage and persuade you that if you have not been to New Zealand before, you should put it on your bucket list and make it out here before you die. This place is amazing...
Read MoreTrain Tour of Northern India, Part I: Varanasi, The Holy City
We arrived in Varanasi from Kathmadu via a very long bus/taxi/rickshaw/train ride and checked into our hostel at almost midnight. After a good night’s sleep, we headed up to meet our hostel owners and have some breakfast. Krishna, the hostel guy not the Hindu god, gave us the run of the city...
Read MoreTravel Gear Review: Comply Foam Tips
What sort of things do you bring on board a plane when you travel? Excluding gum and inflatable pillows, the use of certain travel necessities, namely electronics, will probably be accompanied with the need to use earphones of some kind. For me, this is easier said than done. Cue all crying babies... now.
Read MoreKuala Lumpur – Expecto Petronas!
Expecto Petronas! Okay, I had to. Sorry. On our way to Nepal, we couldn’t find a flight that didn’t stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, so...
Read MoreKnow A Non-Profit? We’d Love To Help Them!
As we are traveling around the world, we have also planned into our time and budget about three months to help those in need. We have the...
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So, we’re not your typical newlyweds. We’re both adventurous at heart and value the opportunity to be different from everyone else. After some thought and prayer, we decided that we could think of no better way to spend our first year of marriage than assimilating a new culture and a whole new way of life. We were married on...