Hobbiton Movie Set – Matamata, New Zealand One of the most well known facts about New Zealand is that The Lord of The Rings (and The Hobbit Trilogies were...
Snorkeling Round 2 – Swimming With Sharks in Nanuya
Another exciting excursion from our homestay at Sunrise Lagoon on Nanyua Lailai Island in Fiji’s Yasawa Group. This was originally going to be a normal snorkeling trip where they...
Cave Diving & Cliff Jumping – Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Time to enjoy one of our exciting Fiji excursions – we took a 45 minute trip (in our hosts’ small fiberglass boat) to explore a local sea cave. After...
Snorkeling in the Blue Lagoon – Nanuya Lailai, Fiji
Round 1 of snorkeling during for our time in Fiji. This video covers a few sessions in the Blue Lagoon, a naturally protected harbor on the “resort” side of...
Out to Eat in New South Wales
We spent a total of 5 weeks touring New South Wales – Sydney and several cities/towns throughout the South Coast. To stick with our budget we did do a...
Bula Fiji! Exploration and Adventures Around Nadi
Welcome to the second leg of our travels – the beautiful island nation of Fiji! We initially planned to head straight from our arrival point (Nadi Airport on Vita...
Stingrays & Cycling – Illawara, New South Wales
Mixing it up a bit from the hiking today. Recently, our hosts secured us some extra bikes (thanks neighbors!) and we took a 42 km (26 mile) ride up...
Shake it, Shake it, Booderee
Continuing our adventures in Australia – Booderee National Park is located in Jervis Bay Territory, about 100 miles (181 km, to be exact) south of Sydney. The park is...
Hiking off the Highway to Brokers Nose Lookout

Wollongong, NSW We’ve seen several spectacular National and State parks during our time in New South Wales; however you don’t really need to go far to discover natural beauty...
The Biggest Blowhole in the World
Kiama, New South Wales Before you say anything, yes I checked and this is indeed the World’s Largest Blowhole – at least according to the local tourism website. Before...