Cruise (Great Barrier Reef): Snorkeling

The cruise was so fun. On day one of the cruise we went to go check it out. It had so much stuff like mini golf, a pickle ball court, three pools, about five hot tubs, and etc. Our state room was quite nice. We were on the 8th deck and the state room had a window. On our first sea day we went to the pool the whole day and got pizza and ice cream cause it was free...

Cruise (Great Barrier Reef): Chill

The cruise was one of my favourite things we did in Australia. It had so much to do with being in the middle of the ocean. We were on the cruise for 8 days! It was just the right amount to be on a cruise. We were on Princess Cruises and on the diamond ship. When we first got there, it was quite a bit of work to get onto the cruise. You have to drop off your luggage, check-in,...

February 17

February 17 —I used to hate this day—the day our lives flipped upside down. The day my back first blew out. Coincidentally, it happened on vacation in 2016. I had just turned 30 and was training for my first Spartan Race and Tough Mudder. I was in the best shape of my life—physically and mentally. Then, everything changed. I bent down to lift a suitcase from the floor to the bed, and —my life path was altered. It took everything...

Our Guide to Traveling NZ

Travelling to New Zealand (our thoughts): 1. Cost — New Zealand is expensive. Even with our strong CAD dollar factored in, it chews up money. At times we paid over $3.00/L for gas, $17 for a container of strawberries (all produce is pricey), and the cheapest pint I found was $14. Add in the average house price in NZ at a whopping $900k+, I am not sure how Kiwi’s make it. We definitely didn’t expect the cost of living to...

L5: New Zealand

Liked— Kinnon: people are so nice here! Almost nicer than Canadians. Kadyn: the beautiful views: the greens and the teale waters. Brittany: how diverse their landscape is. Every 20 minutes it changes. Mark: a love how everything is built around the environment: Loathed— Kinnon: the time difference — when you try and call your friends, its like 19 hrs difference and it sucks. Kadyn: I didn’t like how they are not pedestrian friendly — like they almost run over me...