by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | May 6, 2018 | Animals, Argentina, Landscapes, Scenery
The first of many bus journeys begins! Having first caught a bus from Puerto Pirámides on the Valdes Peninsula to Puerto Madryn, we had a day to organise our onward travel plans. This was to be our gateway between the Peninsula and wherever we decided to go next!... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | May 1, 2018 | Animals, Argentina, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
Having read about the extremely short season for watching orcas hunt in a unique manner, on the Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, we’d debated whether it was worth the cost/time of flying down south. Realising that nature moments such as this are one of our favourite... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 25, 2018 | Argentina, Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, Scenery, Uncategorized
Leaving the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires (BsAs) behind us (but still carrying jet lag with us!), we headed just an hour north of the city to Tigres – so named by the big cats that used to roam the area. The town was bigger than we expected, and we... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 8, 2018 | Animals, Flora and Fauna, Food and drink, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery, Uncategorized
Haere Mai! Welcome to subtropical Northland, the birthplace of New Zealand and where ancient pohutukawa trees (more on these later) and giant Kauri trees merge with white sandy beaches and gorgeous hidden coves. Northland is the place where Maori and Europeans first... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 6, 2018 | Food and drink, Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
Our road trip from the Bay of Plenty up the Coromandel. We met a couple in Pukehina who told us about ‘Beach Hop’, a 50s/60s nostalgia event taking place at various places on the Peninsula whilst we would be there, so exciting! We made a decision based on this to stop... 
by Tash, Jake, Lola and Albie | Apr 6, 2018 | Landscapes, New Zealand, Scenery
We’d had the Bay of Plenty on our must-visit list, because of the active marine volcano (Whaakari or White Island, named by Cook for its permanent shroud of mist and steam) that lies 50km offshore from the township of Whakatane. Ideally, we would’ve loved to have...
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