Last photos of New Zealand

Tomorrow marks the end of our stay in Oceania. A long flight awaits us. But for now, a few more photos of New Zealand... Rotorua Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, Rotorua Hamilton Gardens Tongariro Ohope Beach

History of New Zealand According to Gregory

The history of New Zealand. According to legend, one guy called Maui decided to go fishing and he fished up an island. That island was New Zealand. But in real life, it probably split apart from Gondwana (when Pangea split up, there were two continents. One of them was Gondwana). Between 1250 and 1300, Polynesians … Continue reading History of New Zealand According to Gregory →

Our pit-stop in Kiwiland

Unbelievably, our month-long pit-stop in Rotorua, New Zealand is now coming to an end. It has been exactly the break we needed in order to recharge our batteries and mentally prepare ourselves for the final part of our trip: South America. It was nice to take a break from the constant search for the next … Continue reading Our pit-stop in Kiwiland →

What I liked from New-Zealand

I liked Hobbiton because there was a guide that explained where the scenes were filmed and when. I liked the Redwoods because there are big trees. I liked the mountain bike because I like riding bikes. But I did not like that there were small hills and some obstacles. I liked Tongariro because the … Continue reading What I liked from New-Zealand →

The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand

La Nouvelle-Zélande est sur l'itinéraire de notre tour du monde depuis le tout début. Gregory, grand fan de l'univers de Tolkien, tenait à venir voir les décors des films de Hobbits. Ayant eu la chance d'avoir la visite d'amis au début de notre séjour ici, on ne pouvait manquer de filmer notre propre version du Seigneur … Continue reading The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand →

Gathering of Friends in New Zealand

Kia ora from New Zealand! Our first week in New Zealand has been a busy one: reunions with friends from home, outdoors activities and celebrations! It was in good company that we celebrated Gary's 44th birthday. We are currently staying in Rotorua, central North Island, where we met up with my brother Sebastien and his … Continue reading Gathering of Friends in New Zealand →

Our final week in Australia

Our Australian adventure is drawing to a close. We spent two great nights on the Gold Coast, in a nice resort called the RACV Royal Pines, with great facilities for the kids, as well as proximity to the wonderful beaches. Afterwards, we drove down to Sydney, where we had rented a small flat in the … Continue reading Our final week in Australia →

Images of Australia

Here are a few pics from our Australia trip so far: We arrived in Cairns, where we took a reef tour on a catamaran. The beach of Cairns is very inviting, but if you go in the water you stand a high chance of dying due to the presence of box jellyfish and man-eating saltwater crocodiles. … Continue reading Images of Australia →

Great Barrier Reef

The kids have been wanting to go snorkeling for a while now. So where better than the Great Barrier Reef for their first experience?! Here's Greg & Nina's video documenting their day:

Our Antipodean Adventure

G'Day mates! You may recall from Sophie’s post on Bali that we didn’t fall in love with the place. In fact, we kind of hated it, to the point that we changed our flight, and so we found ourselves in Cairns, Australia on the morning of the 12th April, a week earlier than planned. After probably … Continue reading Our Antipodean Adventure →