Tag: Travel
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Nepal: temples, rhinos, clouds, and one very chaotic Valentine’s Day
Nepal had been sitting in my imagination for years before we ever got there. I think for a lot of New Zealanders, there is something about Nepal that feels strangely close, even before you arrive. Maybe it is Everest. Maybe it is Edmund Hillary. Maybe it is just that the mountains loom so large in…
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Three days in Singapore on a mid-range budget
Singapore was a short stop for us. Three days. Enough time to get a feel for it, not enough to do everything. It has a reputation for being expensive, and it can be. But we found that if you are selective about what you pay for, it works perfectly well as a mid-range destination. This…
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Top Features and Drawbacks of the Cruise America C21 RV
We rented a Cruise America C21 Class C RV for a two-week road trip from Seattle to Los Angeles. After covering more than 2,000 kilometres, we’ve got a solid sense of what worked and what didn’t. If you’re considering whether this is the right rental for your next road trip, here’s our no-fluff, tried-and-tested review.…
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Exploring the Pacific Coast Highway: A Road Trip Adventure
After wrapping up our Canadian snowboarding leg, we swapped powder for pavement and kicked off the next phase of our journey: a road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway, starting just outside Seattle and winding our way through Oregon, Northern California, and into Monterey. 👉 Watch the full video here Planes, beaches, and Pirate Coffee:…
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Whistler Wanders, Peak Views, and Bluebird Boarding: Our Last Stop on the Snow Trail
After carving our way through Banff and Revelstoke, Whistler was our final snowboarding stop—and it gave us everything we needed to wrap up our Canadian Rockies adventure: scenery, sunshine, slow mornings, and one last perfect day on the mountain. 👉 Watch the full video here Slowing Down in Whistler Village One morning, Darryl hit the…
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Snowboards, Switchbacks, and Soaking It In: Our Winter Road Trip Through the Canadian Rockies
In early 2023, the authors journeyed through Alberta and British Columbia, enjoying a winter road trip across the Canadian Rockies. Highlights included snowboarding at Banff and Revelstoke, marveling at Lake Louise, soaking in hot springs, and indulging in local foods. The experience left them enchanted, planning future trips to the region.
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Calgary’s Winter Wonders: Food, Festivals, and Dinosaurs
After months of planning and a full season of vanlife behind us, we swapped the warm breezes of an Auckland summer for something… a little chillier. And by chillier, I mean a lot—we landed in Calgary, Canada, in the depths of winter. Welcome to the next chapter of The Peterson Odyssey! This post covers our…
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Van tour around New Zealand’s North Island – day three and day four
We pick up this post on day three of our North Island road trip in our rented camper van. Day three sees us wake up in Tologa Bay and cruise down the East Coast towards Gisborne where we have a spot of drinking and eating. Not quite tasting everything New Zealand can serve on a…
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Van tour around New Zealand’s North Island – day one and two
Right at the end of winter we hit the road in our rented Apollo Euro Tourer camper van (built off a 2019 Sprinter van) to your around the North Island of New Zealand. We left Auckland we headed down toward the Bay of Plenty, choosing to stay the night on the stunning Ōhope Beach –…
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So… we started a YouTube channel
I reckon if I were to clock our YouTube viewing hours in 2020, it would easily be higher than the previous three years combined. That global pandemic has seen us react really differently to travel and we started our first lockdown with travel videos which quickly morphed into van life videos. In preparation for building…
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