With the end of the South Island trip, we came to the 4th month of our trip! This month was a lot different, we were more used to all the packing/unpacking, we ditched the roof top bag, we left the South Island. It was a month full of first times. Jose turned 9. We made […]
We had the most amazing 2 months in NZ’s South Island from May to August 2016. The whole South Island is glorious. I lived on North Island for the last 6 years and I loved it so much I didn’t even feel like going South. But then we did. And things changed. I LOVED it. […]
Melissa’s bucket list 1. Visit all the Disney parks. I love Disney! So why not add it to my bucket list. Just imagine being able to say you have been to all the Disneys. And Disney is the most magical place on earth! 2. Go to Paris. I have always wanted to go to Paris. […]
I want to talk about packing today. It IS, after all, a big part of our trip. We do it every single week. It’s not the most enjoyable part, as you figure when you watch the interview with the kids (here’s part 1, part 2, and part 3). If you could see their eyes rolling […]
We spent 10 days in sunny Blenheim at the end of July 2016. We went to Blenheim from Franz Josef and it was a long drive. It took us around 7 hours, counting the one stop. To make things better, it was raining a lot on the first hours, and the winds were crazy. We found […]
We’re going to start a post series here about bucket lists. We’ll start with mine and Angelo’s because it’s done and the kids are still working on theirs. So, for the next 3 Mondays, we’ll have bucket list galore. Thais’ Ride a dragon See the southern and northern lights Swim with dolphins Swim with whales […]
We spent a week at Glacier Country, NZ, in July 2016. Here’s our guide to the beautiful area of Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, NZ, with kids. The drive We came from Southern Lakes region to Franz Josef Glacier. It’s an amazing drive, really beautiful. It has roads on the mountains, rivers, trees, waterfalls, wineries, […]
I decided to talk a bit more about our homeschooling today. It’s a huge topic, so I’ll just tell you about how our days have been working. If you want to, I can write more in-depth about each subject. You can also read our first post on their education here. * this post may have […]
We live close by, and we always come around Queenstown quite a lot. So this is our guide to the Southern Lakes of the South Island of New Zealand, with the best things to do in Queenstown with kids + surroundings: Arrowtown, Wanaka, Kingston, Tekapo. Continue scrolling for more! Queenstown and the Southern Lakes region […]
* Updated in 2018 We’ll be in Japan in September 2016, and we’re spending a month there. I couldn’t be more excited! Japan isn’t new for us, and there’s so much we want to do there I find it’s hard to choose what to do and what to leave out. It’s going to be summer, […]