Considering we had stayed in Louisville a couple of years we had no idea that downtown Louisville, Looavul, Luhvul, Looeyville (or how ever you want to pronounce it, we go with Looaville) has two downtowns. This trip we stumbled upon the second one - aka Whiskey Row. Continue reading →
Still Counting January 1, 2020 marks day 1,250 of having no permanent residence, and yes, we still love it! We started 2019 in Australia, cruised around New Zealand then spent 2 weeks in BC before heading to California, Nevada and an epic trip to Mexico. We started our first long-stay… Continue reading →
During our travels we have now been through both Kentucky and Tennessee twice where Bourbon and good Old Fashioned's are available on almost every street corner. Continue reading →
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the moving truck hauling most of our belongings to a storage unit in downtown Vancouver (which we are still paying for, but more on that later). Continue reading →
We've been back from our 10 week adventure in Australia and New Zealand for about two weeks now. With best intentions to do a highlight blog about each place/ city we visited we failed in a huge way. Continue reading →
The Blue Mountains are all about the scenery. We had no idea when the mist cleared after our first day how gorgeous the views would be. We did this trip by train from from Sydney, but now having ridden the AU trains with our 50lb suitcases we would recommend keeping… Continue reading →
Chapel Hill Winery was built on the site of the Seaview Chapel and school house. The 1865 ironstone Chapel still stands today and is an integral feature of the tasting room. Continue reading →
Our first road trip in Australia was a 2 1/2 hour drive North West of Sydney to the Hunter Valley. The Hunter Valley Crowne Plaza is the perfect starting point for a variety of Hunter Valley adventures, including wine tasting and the iHop bus is the best way to go. Continue reading →
Manly is actually a suburb of Sydney that is most easily reached by a ferry across Sydney Harbour. The fast ferry for $9 can get you there in 20 minutes and offers a terrific water-side perspective of Sydney's Famous Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We spent a week… Continue reading →
After sitting on a plane for 15 hours we expected to be jet lagged and not have a lot of energy for our 4 days in Auckland, NZ. But really it is only a 3 hour time change from Vancouver, just a different day! No visit to Auckland is complete… Continue reading →
