A quick note before you read: this post reflects my personal experience buying a vehicle in New Zealand in 2018–2019. Processes, fees, NZTA forms, and online systems can change, so use this as lived experience rather than current official advice. Always double-check...
Kia ora world! After 11 whole months at the end of the world here in New Zealand, and with just one week left before beginning my Pacific Islands journey, I’m in exactly the right state of mind to reflect on all I’ve experienced. This country and this working holiday...
New Zealand is a dream nation of endless scenery and natural landmarks, the kind of place that makes visitors fall in love with what Kiwis have in their own backyard. But out of all the places I saw and experienced, nothing quite compared to the feeling I had...
Arriving in New Zealand for the first time and beginning my one-year working holiday in Auckland, I was left with a simple decision: what direction would I go first? I ended up heading north until the road finally ran out. Before I set off around Aotearoa on a...
Here I sit at a café on Takapuna Beach, finishing up a coffee that I could actually make myself now if I wanted to. I can even bartend these days too, so what’s missing is really just an actual bar in front of me. Every so often I look over at my dream motorcycle and...
Why the hell am I calling this a dream within a dream? Because that is exactly what it felt like. I had just lived out something I had wanted for so long: owning a motorcycle while traveling the world, and then actually taking that motorcycle across New Zealand’s...
At 26 years old, I left my job and your average 9-5 life in South Carolina to travel the world. I spent 6 incredible months in Southern Europe and ended up becoming a nomad. Eight years later, I am still exploring, at 39 countries and then some. My goal is to listen, observe, learn, and respectful share all beautiful elements of the world, from beautiful destinations to beautiful cultural immersion. Read more here.