What a month to enter the professional world of journalism. Harvey, Irma, Mexico, Las Vegas, North Korea, California, Somalia, the list goes on. What a month for humanity really. It feels more and more like the world is falling apart. The ground is shaking below us, the skies are bearing down upon us, the temperature…
How I spent one day in Chicago
Chicago is a beautiful city. Set on Lake Michigan with the Chicago River running through it, it has a gorgeous skyline that offers an eclectic mix of architecture — old, new, glass, concrete, round and square — Chicago’s skyline has a little bit of everything. I was lucky enough to have spent a week in…
A travel guide to Presque Isle State Park
It’s not a ‘real’ beach, but it’s pretty darn close I spent four years in Pennsylvania less than an hour down the road from Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pa, but it wasn’t until I moved to western New York for this past summer that I finally made it to this gorgeous part of…
Moving across the world … again
Well I’ve done it again. After four years of building friendships, inviting myself into other people’s families and establishing an area of the world that feels like home, I’ve decided to up and leave it all and move across the world … again. Now, I know that technically I’ve only moved to the other side…
Falling back in love with writing
I’ve always enjoyed writing, ever since I was a small child, but I’ve never considered myself a writer. Although I have a manuscript of my own rendition of a Mary-Kate and Ashley adventure novel tucked away somewhere in my childhood bedroom, I never had any desire to take a creative writing course at university. While…
A guide to Rio’s neighborhoods – Ipanema
Okay, so I know that Copacabana is the beach most people associate with Rio de Janeiro; however, if I only had one day to spend at a beach in Rio, I would choose to go to Ipanema beach over Copacabana for the day – and I would recommend that you do the same. Don’t get…
Sunday stroll in Makara, NZ
There’s nothing like a family stroll on a Sunday morning on a perfectly sunny winters day; and it’s even better when you’re lucky enough to be able to walk around this little bit of paradise…just a 30 minute drive from my house. Unfortunately I’ve spent a good amount of my time at home being sick….
A kiwi guide to Taupo, New Zealand
I’m currently working on walking the line between appreciating my country through the eyes of a tourist, without becoming an actual tourist in my own country. From this perspective I present to you, my kiwi guide to Taupo, New Zealand. For more on Taupo check out my follow me post about my weekend away in Taupo. Otherwise enjoy…
Sunset on the Desert Road, NZ
Come explore New Zealand with me and travel through the Desert Road, part of New Zealand’s main state highway. The Desert Road is a portion of State Highway 1 that runs through Tongariro National Park and beside its three mountains; Ruapehu, Nguaruhoe and Tongariro. The road itself is fairly treacherous and can catch foreign travelers…
A weekend away
I recently traveled up to Taupo for a family weekend getaway. Despite being the middle of winter we had gorgeous blue sky and sun all weekend, although it wasn’t quite warm enough for shorts or a swim in the lake. The town of Taupo is located in the center of the North Island, on New…
Coming home
Studying in America is great. In the three years I’ve been there, I’ve experienced a multitude of opportunities that would never have crossed my path if I had stayed in New Zealand: I’ve been to towns, cities and countries that I would have never dreamed about, and made some new best friends; but it hasn’t always…
A guide to Rio’s neighbourhoods – Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro is a gigantic city – according to a google search I did it has a population of 6.2 million (UN data). Now I’m from New Zealand, a country with an entire population of 4.4 million, so a city of 6.2 million is still new to me. Needless to say it was a bit overwhelming –…
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