Cape Otway Lightstation – The Best Stop on the Great Ocean Road

If you have limited time on the Great Ocean Road and can only choose one place to spend for an extended period of time, the Cape Otway Lightstation is it. What made me want to… View Post

A Weekend on the Great Ocean Road

My second trip to Melbourne was a special one. Arriving on Wednesday night I worked with a colleague at her home office on Thursday & Friday. She lives about 40 minutes from our central MEL… View Post

Where to Eat & Drink along the Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is full of small towns with ample local goodies from fruit to wine. Although we went for the natural sights, my group hopped around to taste and drink the best of… View Post

Fafa Island – The Photos

These were taken from my Nikon 5100. Photos from A Romantic Getaway on Fafa Island are from an iPhone 6 and iPhone 7. Tip: Get an adjustable tripod for have more stability while capturing shots… View Post

A Romantic Getaway on Fafa Island, Tonga

Fafa Island. A private Island resort an hour boat ride from Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga on Tongatapu island. This resort has private fales and caters to couples and families. Run by a German family… View Post

The Catlins Top Spots – Otago & Southland, NZ

The third stop on our Christmas South Island Tour was The Catlins. The longest drive on our road trip, (8 hours from Akaroa), this place needed to be worth it. The Catlins, split between Otago… View Post

Akaroa – NZ’s French Settlement

The second spot on our South Island Road Trip was Akaroa. A 3.5 hour drive south from Kaikoura, Mark and I stopped about an hour and a half in to grab lunch at one of… View Post

Beervana – NZ’s Premier Craft Beer Festival

Wellington is the Capital City… and it is also the country’s Capital of Beer. Every winter the Windy City hosts Beervana, New Zealand’s Craft Beer Festival so Mark and I got tickets this August. We… View Post