Tag Archives nature

A%20Quick%20Guide%20to%20Franz%20Josef%20and%20Fox%20GlacierA Quick Guide to Franz Josef and Fox Glacier

A Quick Guide to Franz Josef and Fox Glacier

Location: , 6 min read

Franz Josef was on the bucket list for New Zealand from the second I knew I was going to this amazing country. A land where the ocean meets the mountains and the sunsets are mind-blowing? Where do I sign up?! The west coast of New Zealand is a unique place in the world. The views are so breathtaking that legends say people were too busy looking around that they were getting too lazy. So the gods introduced sandflies. Pesky tiny flies that harass you for a good portion of the day and will make sure that you’re not lazing around on the gorgeous west coast beaches. Don’t let them stop you from visiting the coast though as it has so much going for it. The West Coast Tourism Board was kind enough to invite us (thanks to the excellent organization skills of my friend Lieselot) to their little part of the country so we could explore it to the fullest. Here is my quick guide to Franz Josef and Fox Glacier.

Share

Will%20a%20Trip%20to%20the%20Northern%20Territory,%20Australia,%20kill%20you?Will a Trip to the Northern Territory, Australia, kill you?

Will a Trip to the Northern Territory, Australia, kill you?

Location: , 9 min read

The first thing an Australian told me upon arrival in my Darwin hostel was “Everything in the ocean is trying to kill you, you won’t make it longer than five minutes”. Welcome to the Northern Territory, where everything is trying to kill you and each other! This is the land where the animals and some of the people are all kinds of cray cray. Where crocodiles eat bull sharks and snakes eat crocodiles. Where kangaroos have relationships with pigs and where flies would take over the country if they had a bigger brain. Welcome to the Northern Territory!

Share