Vang Vieng has placed itself on the map for backpackers as a major hot spot to visit when traveling around Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it is for all the wrong reasons. Tubing in Laos is summed up like this: … Continue reading
My favourite day in my favourite country of Southeast Asia involved elephants – my favourite animal. The elephant I spent the morning with in Luang Prabang was named Chocolate, and she was 45 years old. Elephants are such giant, but … Continue reading
After fully exploring the pyramids and taking in the Sphinx, we went local and boarded the overnight train for Aswan. Taking the local train in Egypt was truly an authentic experience. I shared my “room” with Jackie from New York. … Continue reading
Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu was hands down the highlight of my time in South America. After spending three days in Cusco to acclimate myself to the higher altitude, the day had finally arrived to begin my hike … Continue reading
Central Otago is in the South of the South island, where it is much more flat with a nice country feel. Some open roads were dark and brooding while others were bright and sun kissed. The sun was nice and warm … Continue reading
I knew that if I came to New Zealand I had to bungy jump, as Queenstown is the adventure/adrenaline capital of the world, and also where bungy jumping all began! However, the thought of jumping off a bridge was probably … Continue reading
This morning we were absolutely thrilled to pull back the curtains and see sunshine and blue skies fighting their way through the clouds! This meant that we would be able to take a helicopter up to Franz Josef Glacier and … Continue reading
This morning I headed to Nelson before boarding an aqua taxi to cross the Tasman Sea into Abel Tasman National Park. Now this was anything but a relaxing ride filled with many laughs and swear words. Earlier in the year … Continue reading
In the morning we headed to the beachside of Hurghada for some relaxing time on the water. I’ll admit it felt so nice to get a break from all the history, tombs and scorching heat. We decided to go snorkeling in the … Continue reading
I caught a flight over the Andes to the city of Puerto Maldonado in Peru’s southern jungle! We had lunch on the river as we traveled upstream by a traditional Peruvian boat to our Rainforest Lodge. We spotted toucans and macaws along … Continue reading
The Vintage Postcard 