Touring Hobbiton, New Zealand

I was thrilled to finally be able to visit Hobbiton in New Zealand! It had long been a dream of mine and Casey's to walk through Hobbiton and see Bag End in person.

What is WWOOFing and How Does it Work?

All about WWOOF: how it works and what you need to know - from the perspective a WWOOFer.

Our First WWOOF Experience: Sacred Earth, Karekare, New Zealand

I first heard the term WWOOF while attending a Mother Earth News Fair in Oregon.  In short, WWOOF is a program where organic farmers seek a volunteer and offer room/board and meals in exchange for a few hours of work.  It gives the farmer some extra hands to help with the work load, and gives...

Rock Climbing: Mangaokewa, New Zealand

Casey and I had just begun our adventure of traveling New Zealand in our Campervan.  We had spent almost a week managing our jet-lag in Auckland before hitting the road and heading to some "touristy" destinations on the top of our list. We had found a free camping site to stay at for our first...

Our First Week in New Zealand: Auckland

I was gifted a bullet journal (BuJo) by my coworkers on my last day of work before our big trip to New Zealand.  I have been using the BuJo to document all my memories I am making here.  Of course I also planned to blog about all the cool new things Casey and I were...

Book Review: The Alchemist

While WWOOF-ing at Sacred Earth in New Zealand for three weeks, I found this small book on a shelf in one of the volunteer spaces.  It was a thin book, and I had heard people mention this little book casually as a required reading they may have had to do in school.  I didn't really know much else about it, but figured it would be a quick read so I decided to spend an evening absorbing the content.

Everything you need to know about moving to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa

Who hasn’t dreamed of ditching their desk job and jetting off to a foreign country with nothing but a backpack full of clothes?  I did, constantly! For most people, this daydream quickly ends after realizing that travel requires money and money does not grow on trees.  If only there was an easy way to travel...