Have you ever sat and watched the ocean sparkle – you know, that moment when the sun strikes the water at the perfect angle, brightening everything in its path and causing the ripples to glisten all the way up to the horizon, gluing your eyes to the dancing specks of glitter shimmering into the distance?…
Arriving in New Zealand almost a week ago, I faced my greatest dilemma yet. Was this it? Was this the sign that I had been waiting for? I was “stuck” in one of the most beautiful countries on another passport that offered me a longer visa-free stay with no way of getting back home. Long…
Queenstown is considered to be the adventure capital of the world. Whitewater rafting. Canyoning. Bungee jumping. Heliskiing. River surfing. All activities that pique my interest. However, traveling with my grandmother meant that the adventure had to come with some limitations. But, this definitely did not mean that we were about to spend the next two…
Arriving in New Zealand, I faced my greatest dilemma yet. Was this it? Was this the sign I had been waiting for? I was “stuck” in one of the most beautiful countries on another passport that offered me a longer visa-free stay with no way of getting back into the United States [see post: Emergency…
I am not a fan of big metropolitan cities. Never was. Skyscrapers. Restaurants. Malls. At the end of the day, a city is, well, just a city. And, Sydney is just that – another city. My grandmother and I spent the past few days cuddling koalas, scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, and exploring the…
