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6 Week Itinerary in Indonesia

Alexandra — Fri, 09 May 2014 10:00:55 +0000

I remember including Indonesia on my itinerary when I had my first long holiday while working in Korea. I planned to do Malaysia and Indonesia – two places that seemed so exotic and so off the map I could not wait to get my hands on them. Plans changed slightly, and instead I stayed in […]

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Dear New Zealand

Alexandra — Tue, 06 May 2014 10:30:25 +0000

Dear New Zealand, I had such a hard time writing this letter, because I did not want it to come across the wrong way. Please do not misunderstand me – you were the most beautiful of beautiful places I have ever been to. Six countries smashed into one. That is the best way to describe […]

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10 Things Travelers Need to Know about New Zealand

Alexandra — Mon, 05 May 2014 02:49:12 +0000

New Zealand. It is a country that is sweet as, ‘ey. Here are 10 interesting (and random) facts I collected throughout my five weeks traveling the country. 1. Almost all backpackers carry around eskies (re: coolers) or some kind of shopping bag filled with food. One of the best ways to budget in New Zealand […]

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How much does 5 weeks traveling New Zealand cost?

Alexandra — Thu, 01 May 2014 22:30:27 +0000

I sat at my kitchen table for nearly five hours one Saturday afternoon trying to figure out my plan, budget and life. Unfortunately I am terrible at math (which is why I became a writer) and completely overestimated the money I would have coming in from my last pay check, but I did not realise […]

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New Zealand Backpacker Buses – A Review of Stray

Alexandra — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:32:21 +0000

Prior to traveling through New Zealand, I talked a lot with friends who had been there to get an idea of what it is like to be a solo traveler there. From the sounds of it, New Zealand seemed much more a country that is traveled by road trip with friends than anything else; however, […]

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Queenstown – New Zealand’s adrenaline capital

Alexandra — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:43:05 +0000

Queenstown earned its name back in the late 1800s when the New Zealand government declared that it was a place “fit for a queen”. From just the first few hours I spent in Queenstown, it immediately reminded me of one place both in its surreal scenery and its chillingly fresh-air: Burlington, Vermont. Nestled around Lake […]

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Milford Sound: Heaven on Earth

Alexandra — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:52:23 +0000

Fiordland is the stuff that dreams are made of, the kind of scenery that trumps you and re-focuses your perspective on just how remarkable the earth really is. There are a total of 14 deep, glacier-carved fiords on the West Coast of Fiordland, all of which are called sounds instead of by the correct name […]

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My New Zealand Itinerary

Alexandra — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 03:55:13 +0000

I am traveling New Zealand a little bit differently than I have traveled other places before in the past. This time around, I am traveling with what is essentially a hop-on, hop-off tour bus called Stray Tours, which was recommended to me by some friends. It seems that traveling by a tour bus or traveling […]

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Remembering how to backpack

Alexandra — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:11:27 +0000

It was not until I sat down at my gate that I felt my legs start bouncing up and down, a habit of mine that I would get yelled at for when I was growing up. I looked down at the Lonely Planet guidebook sat in my lap. A series of text messages to my […]

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Inside my backpack

Alexandra — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:11:42 +0000

One of the many questions I am usually asked by friends and family back home is how I go about packing my life into a backpack, especially when I do not know exactly what I am packing for. I still do not consider myself the best packer of all time, but because I am traveling […]

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