What can you learn in 4 days of Thai Cooking School?
Macau is an Interesting Place
Why would anyone want to visit Macau?
Sand sledding on 90 Mile Beach
Just in from 90 mile beach are some sand hills where you can go sand sledding. Hardly anyone makes it down the hill on the sled. It’s an almost vertical face you’re sledding down, and pretty difficult to keep the…
Akaroa: The French side of New Zealand
A Day in Akaroa, the French heart of New Zealand.
Wine tasting in Waipara, New Zealand
Last weekend, our friends Matt and Nicole (and their son, Caden) took us to Waipara, New Zealand. What’s in Waipara? Wine. That’s what’s in Waipara (wine, and wine alone). That’s right, we went in search of some of the best…
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…
Rangitoto Island: Taking the Ferry to Rangitoto Volcano
To get to Rangitoto Island from Auckland, you have a few choices. Two of the tour companies offering ferries there are 360 Degree Tours and Fullers. We took the Rangitoto Explorer Tour from Fullers which includes a round trip on…
Cajamarca, Peru: Ceramics
While staying with Vicky at Casa Mirita (homestay in Cajamarca, Peru), she took us on a brief tour of her neighborhood. Today was Sunday, and the power was turned off (city-wide in a conservation effort). That didn’t stop us though.…
Cumbe Mayo, near Cajamarca, Peru
You’ve probably never heard of Cumbe Mayo before. I hadn’t either. Not until we were in Cajamarca and everyone started talking about it. So, we decided to schedule a tour. We took a ½ day tour, leaving at 9:30am, and…
Chocolate Tour in Mindo, Ecuador
Chocolate tour in Mindo, Ecuador at El Quetzal. The chocolate tour in Mindo includes a homemade chocolate brownie and homemade chocolate ice cream