
The moment finally arrived – on day nine, we set off towards the Fiordlands. In totality, we spent a total of three days in the area. I’ll do my best below to describe each day in detail. Day 1: We arrived at our holiday park in Manapouri, a quaint town serving as the outer gateway…

Leaving Mount Cook, we headed south. We had AirBnB plans (woo – no camping for one night!) in Dunedin for the night before we ventured to the Catlins. Before getting to Dunedin, we stopped at a rather touristy spot called the Moeraki Boulders. Along the beach coast, there are these spherical rocks in literally perfect…

We left Akaroa with high expectations for Lake Tekapo and it certainly did not disappoint. The drive to Tekapo was met with heavy rain and cloudy skies; we were skeptical. However, once we passed through some ridges, we were met with sunny skies and a stunning lake. It was one of those jaw dropping moments…

We spent our first full day in New Zealand in Christchurch. Unfortunately, the day started out cold and wet, and we spent the majority of the morning getting groceries and camping supplies, as well as recovering from the long flight. We went to a cool store called The Warehouse and picked up sleeping bags, a…

We spent the last two days of our trip in the Tuscany region of Italy, and boy was it beautiful. If I could’ve chosen, I would have liked to spend the whole time up there. The warm yellow-colored buildings, the view from the Arno River, the gelato, the ART, it’s all 10 out of 10.…

Hello friends and family, To give an update on what we’ve been up to,Jared and I are in Rome! For those of you that don’t know, I’m Italian – Antognozzi?Anyways, one of my cousins in Italy will be married this Spring and the family plus Jared made the voyage across the Atlantic to be there…