A friend of mine from high school asked me a few questions about how we afford to travel and do what we do. I realized that these are questions Carrie and I get asked pretty frequently. So I’m posting the…
Why Is Cheddar Orange?
Cheese is white, right? After all, cheese comes from milk. Milk comes from cows (and goats). Every cow I know of makes white milk. So why is cheese orange? Such was the conversation with our friends Matt and Nicole during…
Pineapple Lumps: Lumps of Pineapple Growing on Trees?
Pineapple lumps Who would have thought that something so delicious as pineapple lumps could actually grow on a tree? Much more than that, who would have thought that the tree pineapple lumps grow on would be a rosemary tree? In…
Eggplant Parmesan Sandwiches
Some people are afraid of eggplant. I think it’s the name. Hey, it could be worse. It could be named “Skunk-cabbage” or something like that. I love eggplant. It’s so versatile. You can use it in anything (and we do…
7 Travel Questions: 1) How Do You Support Yourselves and Fund Your Travels As You Move From Place to Place?
A friend of mine from high school asked me a few questions about how we afford to travel and do what we do. I realized that these are questions Carrie and I get asked pretty frequently. So I’m posting the…
Not So Frequently Asked Questions: 2nd Edition
These are real searches conducted by people who arrive on our website. I like to see how people get here. Some of them are funny and some are just plain odd. $2.50 can buy what? I think the reason you…
Trying English Trifle: Recipes for English Trifle
Carrie and I recently had English Trifle for the first time. English trifle is a quite delicious desert. I still need to get the exact recipe for the English trifle we had, but since I don’t have that recipe yet,…
Christchurch Tram City Tour in Christchurch New Zealand
A friend gave us a 2-1 discount on the Christchurch Tram Tour. Tickets are normally NZ$15 / per adult. To be honest, had we not had the discount, we probably wouldn’t have taken the ride. The Christchurch Tram is a…
Internet Access In New Zealand
Caveats or Disclaimers to this post: The whole concept of wide area broadband delivered wirelessly, meaning always available Internet pretty much anywhere, is amazing; a truly remarkable feat of human engineering. For us, access to the Internet is instrumental and…
Short term furnished rental search in Christchurch, New Zealand
For the past 10 days, Jonathan and I have been staying with our friends Matt, Nicole, and their son Caden. They were kind enough to put us up while we looked for a place of our own to call home…