Enter Japan – Japan was our first stop which introduced language and cultural differences. We knew it was going to be more challenging than our previous destinations, but there were 2 things we didn’t count on. The first was the humidity. We aren’t use to any humidity and it hit us as soon as we…

To round off the list of intimidating creatures including sharks, crocodiles, snakes and jellyfish; Australia has bats – a lot of bats! It’s easy to pick out the tourist. We are the ones running for our lives every evening as the bats awake. Australia is noticeably warmer than New Zealand. Out went the puffy jackets and…

Campervan for the win – Tour busses are not for us. We got caught once in their frenzy while in New Zealand. It was a wave of designer-wearing, umbrella-using and iPad-picture-taking folks all fighting for that ultimate selfie. Avoid this option at all costs. To see New Zealand, we jumped on the campervan bandwagon. Campervaning was a…

The announcement – I remember waiting for Isabelle’s parents at Daniel’s Broiler on the 21st floor of the Bank of America building. It was a beautiful night and one to remember as I was going to ask for their daughter’s hand in marriage. The night was going great. I told them that I love their daughter and…