Phillip Island in Melbourne, Australia is the ultimate place to fulfill your childhood dreams. Chocolate factory - check Rock pools - check Penguins - check Ice cream - check Beaches - check Holding starfish - check We spent a day on Phillip Island with our friends and … [Read more...] about Penguins, Starfish & A Chocolate Factory – A Day Out On Phillip Island
Food And Drink
A Day In Sydney – Macarons, Fireworks & The Best Hot Chocolate Ever
Our second day in Sydney was spent on a Hunter Valley wine tour with Kangarrific Tours. We therefore decided to spend our final full day exploring the city - here's everything we got up to. Bondi Beach We got an early start (well, early for me) and took a train and bus out … [Read more...] about A Day In Sydney – Macarons, Fireworks & The Best Hot Chocolate Ever
Kangas And Vineyards And Beers, Oh My – Our Hunter Valley Wine Tour
One of our favorite memories from our 2014 trip to Australia was going on a Hunter Valley wine tour with Kangarrific Tours. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to take the tour again with Shae's parents on this trip. Our tickets this time round were $139 AUD (~$105 USD) and … [Read more...] about Kangas And Vineyards And Beers, Oh My – Our Hunter Valley Wine Tour
You Should Go To Hell For Great Pizza
After checking in at our Airbnb in New Plymouth, NZ, we started thinking about dinner for later that evening. Our wonderful hosts had a folder prepared for guests containing information about the apartment and the local area, as well as leaflets for local restaurants and … [Read more...] about You Should Go To Hell For Great Pizza
48 Hours In Hamilton, NZ – Here’s What We Did
After arriving at Auckland Airport at 9am, we picked up our rental car and hit the ground running driving. With only six days in New Zealand, we wanted to make the most of our time in the country. Our first couple of days were spent in and around the city of Hamilton - here's … [Read more...] about 48 Hours In Hamilton, NZ – Here’s What We Did
Review: Sam & Omie’s Restaurant, Nags Head, NC
We headed down to Nags Head, NC for my half marathon a couple of days early so that we could enjoy being by the ocean. After getting settled in at the Fin N' Feather Waterside Inn, the four of us were ready for some food. Shae's parents suggested Sam & Omie's - a … [Read more...] about Review: Sam & Omie’s Restaurant, Nags Head, NC
Instant Pot Hoisin Salmon, Rice & Broccoli Recipe
One of my favorite meals is hoisin salmon with rice and broccoli. It's delicious, but in the past it was a bit of a pain to prepare. That's because the salmon would be cooked in the oven, the rice boiled in one pot and the broccoli steamed in another. That also meant there'd … [Read more...] about Instant Pot Hoisin Salmon, Rice & Broccoli Recipe
Review: The Village Grill, Roanoke VA
While Shae and her mom went off to get tattoos, I was tasked with finding somewhere for us to have dinner that evening. My instructions: somewhere local and a non-chain. Doing some Googling, there appeared to be a couple of farm-to-table options, but their entrĂ©es were ~$30 … [Read more...] about Review: The Village Grill, Roanoke VA
Cockroach, Tattoos, Waterfalls, Black Dogs & Candy: Our Weekend In Roanoke VA
New tattoos were the reason we found ourselves in Roanoke VA the other weekend. Shae and her mom both wanted to get some new ink and so we headed back to the tattoo studio where Shae got her first tattoo earlier this year. The weekend started off badly, but we managed to find … [Read more...] about Cockroach, Tattoos, Waterfalls, Black Dogs & Candy: Our Weekend In Roanoke VA
Review: Longboards, Portsmouth VA
Before setting off on our 5 year, 50 state road trip, we've spent several years living in Portsmouth VA. One of our favorite places to eat and drink here is Longboards in Olde Towne. We'd recently planned on visiting a different restaurant in Olde Towne in order to review it, … [Read more...] about Review: Longboards, Portsmouth VA