NZ Bay of Islands and Northlands
We left the Coromandel Peninsula to drive north to the Bay of Islands and the Northlands… an area we hadn’t yet visited on our previous trip to New Zealand. This … Read More
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NZ North Island Adventures
Often on our travels, either when we’re just starting out somewhere, trying something unique or new, or when things are not going quite as planned, Shauna will say… ‘We’re on … Read More
Final Two (Glorious) Pyrénées Hikes
We’ve somehow pleased the weather gods. We took Wednesday off, and that worked perfectly as it was foggy and misty most of the day. We took a stroll around some … Read More
One of our Favorite Hikes – Hospice de France
We’ve done some great hikes around Luchon, but our best of the trip was a loop that we completed from the Hospice de France. The Hospice de France, dating from … Read More
Bagnères-de-Luchon, France
We would highly recommend Villa Portillon. It is located on a quiet street just a block off the main street. The English owners, Michael and Annette, have updated the property … Read More
A Week on the GR10: Hendaye to Auberge Logibar
We spent a little over a week on the GR10 from Hendaye to Logibar. The hiking was varied and gorgeous, and very up and down. Now we see why the … Read More
From Syria: Erin Trieb’s Photos
We interrupt our travel blog to bring you these photos published by NBCNews.com today. Our daughter and photojournalist, Erin Trieb, was in Iraq and Syria for the past month. The … Read More
The halfway mark, Nice and The Rothschild Gardens
Two weeks down and two to go at French school. We’ve finally gotten past “Je m’appelle Shauna. Je suis Américaine.” We’ve actually learned some simple past tense (passé composé) and … Read More
Cycling in the French Pyrenees
The only thing we’ve loved more on this trip than the French Alps was cycling in the French Pyrenees. We fell in love with this area of France on a … Read More
Everest from the Air
Our lucky monkeys worked again. On our very last morning in Nepal, the weather cleared and we were able to take a mountain flight along the Himalayas. We got clear … Read More