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Month: February 2009

Australasia New Zealand

Why we loved New Zealand.

February 28, 2009June 11, 2021 by allison

We loved New Zealand. Absolutely and totally loved it. It was the most consistently beautiful country I have ever been to, the people were incredibly friendly, the Kiwi dollar is worth next to nothing so it was much less expensive than expected, there are 10x more sheep than people, there is free wi-fi (and wedding …

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Peru South America Thoughts on Life

A very expensive experience

February 27, 2009June 14, 2021 by jonathan

Well, we’ve finally had the quintessential South American experience. We’ve been robbed. More accurately, we’ve been robbed twice. The first time was in the middle of the Amazon jungle. Foolishly thinking we were isolated from societal ills, we left one of our money belts buried deep in one of our bags in our room. After …

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Australasia Australia

Family Vacation in Oz (5.5 weeks in one post)

February 23, 2009June 12, 2021 by allison

We spent December 2008 and early January 2009 in Australia. Our trip really consisted of five distinct parts. In the interests of catching up with the blog I am going to write briefly about each one of these parts in this blog post! Part 1 was pre-family vacation in Sydney, Melbourne (with Dan) and driving …

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Australasia Australia Thoughts on Life

Thinking about Koala’s Backpackers? Think Again.

February 21, 2009August 30, 2017 by allison

If you are thinking about taking a self drive 4×4 tour to Fraser Island and wondering who to go with, I would think twice about booking through Koala’s Backpackers in Hervey Bay. Our trip was fun – the 4×4 was sketchy but roomy, our fellow travellers were great company and for the most part the …

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Asia Japan

Welcome to Cool Japan

February 17, 2009June 12, 2021 by jonathan

Japan. Everyone thinks they know a thing or two about the Land of the Rising Sun. Be it through an unhealthy obsession with ninjas, playing Super Mario Brothers 3, driving a Toyota, or taking a picture with your Sony camera, we’ve all come in contact with Japan in some fashion. So, before we begin, I …

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