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Gibraltar

Pastel de Natas, Paella, and Monkeys!

These are a few of my faaaaavorite things. (I’ll be slightly disappointed if you didn’t sing that line in your head!) Brian and I just got back to Freiburg from a ridiculously awesome trip to Lisbon (Portugal), Málaga (Spain), and a side trip to Gibraltar. We spent two full days in Lisbon, and probably half…

February 2, 2014 in Adventures, Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain.

Gibraltar Is An Unexpectedly Beautiful Place

Prior to seeing it in person, whenever I thought of Gibraltar, I imagined a tiny place with almost no permanent residents. I also imagined it to be largely flat, save for the Rock of Gibraltar, which I assumed was a rock roughly the size of a small apartment building just off the coast (for some…

February 1, 2014 in Adventures, Gibraltar.

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My lil’ nephew is 3 months today! 🥰 (please notice the dinosaur-themed “3” because @brii.ann.ehrlich is adorable and knows how much I love me some dinos!!) 🦖🦕

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Today was our final full day in NZ, so we packed in a day of adventure! We got up for sunrise, spent time at the beach paddle boarding and just soaking up the sun, visited a brewery that makes homemade dumplings for lunch, hiked to the top of #MountMaunganui, then had Mexican food and margaritas for dinner! What an amazing month of adventure we’ve had. I feel so lucky to be able to do this with my best friend! Now, I’m excited to get back home to family and friends. We’ve got a wedding to attend, a baby to meet, and a mama-to-be to celebrate! #discovernz #nzmustdo

#Sunrise over the #BayOfPlenty this morning! It’s never fun to get up early, but it’s always worth it for views like this. #discovernz #nzmustdo

Our final moving day! We left Taupo this morning and headed to Wai-O-Tapu, a thermal wonderland, where we spent about an hour and a half in a sulfuric daze. Then we visited Rainbow Springs Nature Park, where we finally. FINALLY. got to see a kiwi! It was sooo dark, so I don’t have a great photo, but it was super exciting! This afternoon, we made it to Tauranga on the northern coast of the north island, where we will spend the next day and a half beaching it up before heading home on Wednesday! #discovernz #nzmustdo

Today was very low key - we slept in, went to breakfast and got a Flat White that dreams are made of, walked and lounged by Lake Taupo, drank craft beer at the Crafty Trout, hung out with our AirBnB host, then got a delicious Thai dinner! Off to Tauranga tomorrow for our final two days of this amazing trip! #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 4: Today was one of my favorite days so far! We spent the morning white water rafting with @kaituna.cascades, where we went down the highest commercially rafted waterfall (7 meters) in the world! Then we visited the Redwood Forest, followed by an amazing evening at #TamakiMāoriVillage! Here, @brianwbeard was chosen as chief of our tribe, where he was able to participate in the Hongi (traditional Māori greeting where two people touch noses) and lead our group through the village. It was such a fun day! #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 3: Today was one of my favorite days so far! We spent the morning white water rafting with @kaituna.cascades, where we went down the highest commercially rafted waterfall (7 meters) in the world! Then we visited the Redwood Forest, followed by an amazing evening at #TamakiMāoriVillage! Here, @brianwbeard was chosen as chief of our tribe, where he was able to participate in the Hongi (traditional Māori greeting where two people touch noses) and lead our group through the village. It was such a fun day! #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 2: Today was one of my favorite days so far! We spent the morning white water rafting with @kaituna.cascades, where we went down the highest commercially rafted waterfall (7 meters) in the world! Then we visited the Redwood Forest, followed by an amazing evening at #TamakiMāoriVillage! Here, @brianwbeard was chosen as chief of our tribe, where he was able to participate in the Hongi (traditional Māori greeting where two people touch noses) and lead our group through the village. It was such a fun day! #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 1: Today was one of my favorite days so far! We spent the morning white water rafting with @kaituna.cascades, where we went down the highest commercially rafted waterfall (7 meters) in the world! Then we visited the Redwood Forest, followed by an amazing evening at #TamakiMāoriVillage! Here, @brianwbeard was chosen as chief of our tribe, where he was able to participate in the Hongi (traditional Māori greeting where two people touch noses) and lead our group through the village. It was such a fun day! #discovernz #nzmustdo

After our beast of a hike yesterday, we slept in, enjoyed some baked goods and a kick butt flat white at a nearby cafe, took a dip in the #Wairakei Thermal Pools (a post-hike tradition I’d be totally open to continuing!), visited #HukaFalls, and then hung out in our AirBnB watching the rain fall. It was a great, relaxing day! Excited for some more adventure in #Rotorua tomorrow. #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 2: We successfully hiked the #Tongariro Alpine Crossing today, a 19.4-km (roughly 12 miles) hike next to Mt. Doom and through #Mordor for all my LOTR-loving friends! It was spectacular weather for the hike, and we and 4,000 of our closest friends really enjoyed the day. #discovernz #nzmustdo

Part 1: We successfully hiked the #Tongariro Alpine Crossing today, a 19.4-km (roughly 12 miles) hike next to Mt. Doom and through #Mordor for all my LOTR-loving friends! It was spectacular weather for the hike, and we and 4,000 of our closest friends really enjoyed the day. #discovernz #nzmustdo

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