Pretty much as soon as we arrived in Bali, we decided to head off to some infamous islands off the East Coast of Bali, Gili Trawangan, Gili…… Read more “Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia”
Australia
The journey began in a place that I’ve been to many times before. A relatively standard holiday destination for a lot of Kiwis. Melbourne. I take time…… Read more “Australia”
The Beginning
Wow. I can’t believe I have been on this trip for almost a month already!! Even saying that blows my mind! So these blog posts will start…… Read more “The Beginning”
The Flip Side
There has always been one saying that has helped me see things a little clearer during some of the harder moments in my life, and that is: you can’t…… Read more “The Flip Side”
Love thy Neighbour
I put a quote on my home page when I set this blog up which states: “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and…… Read more “Love thy Neighbour”
Visas
So we have finally been issued our Indonesian extended tourist visas – meaning we can actually follow through with our plans to stay in Bali, Lombok, Java…… Read more “Visas”
Quitting
Oh god. I just quit my job. Things were feeling real before but nothing has felt as tangible and massive as quitting a job that I love.…… Read more “Quitting”
The reality of visas
My job at present is one dealing with US visas for New Zealand passport holders, so as far as things go, I thought I understood or could…… Read more “The reality of visas”
Travel Map
So I thought I would post a list of the vague plan as we have it set out at the moment – and I will just keep…… Read more “Travel Map”
Making it all real
The first step that always makes a trip such as this feel real, is when you start actually booking things. Putting that first chunk of money down…… Read more “Making it all real”
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