Porto, Portugal
Our introduction to Portugal was Porto, in the North. Porto is the birthplace of Port Wine (which we drank liberally). It’s a good thing there are so many hills to walk off all the wine. To get to Porto, we took our First RyanAir flight… painful and cheap. But our trusty Tom Bihn backpacks were easily carried on, so we had no extra surprise charges. (See our Tri-Star backpack review post) We loved Porto a lot, here are...
3 Days in Frankfurt
Frankfurt is not really a tourist destination, but it is home to a very large airport. We flew on Condor for a mere $420 one way. And that is how, one fine Wednesday, we found ourselves in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is a great city, about the same size as Seattle, with a river running through it. We had a very fun time, as we prepared to set off to Portugal. We arrived totally jet-lagged, because neither of us are good at sleeping when our...
The Reason We Came Home
His name is Gavin. He was born on March 31st, and we love...
This Exists: Floating Hostel in a National Park
♫ never thought I’d sleep on a boat ♫ Abel Tasman National Park holds many wonders, and I think one of them is Aquapackers. It’s not the budget backpackers that we normally look for, but it is a pretty fair deal nonetheless. Dinner, overnight, and breakfast costs $199. They can accommodate ~35 people, but the night we were there, only 13 were aboard. We made new friends (Hi Tom and Hannah!) and had a blast. You have to...
These Videos of Us Swimming with 100 Dolphins Will Make You Super Jealous
First, watch this! If you drive up the highway near Kaikoura (here, regularly) you’ll frequently see a large pod of Dusky Dolphins playing not far off shore. If you’re willing to pay Dolphin Encounter $170 NZD you can take the most amazing trip and go swim with them. It was absolutely worth the money. Check out the photos we took. (Above water is further down.) The whole shebang lasts about three hours, of which about two...
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