Steve Carr

BAY OF ISLANDS

The bucket list spot on the North Island of New Zealand is the Bay of Islands. Every person you encounter,

I got up early and watched the morning light play cloud tag with the ocean and sand dunes. A prettier

We rented a car from Europcar in downtown Auckland with the return set up for the airport at the end

Catching the ferry from Auckland to Waiheke Island proved to be a bit more difficult than we had first imagined.

What’s with all the Sky Tower/Space Needles in towns along the Pacific Ocean? There’s one in Seattle, Tokyo, Shanghai, Guangzhou,

The first thing I noticed after seeing the heavenly sailing boats lining Viaduct Harbour was just how friggin cool Auckland, the

If you go to Sydney, you will be told by everyone you meet that you just have to see the

Ferries constantly run back and forth from downtown Sydney to Manly Island all day long. It takes about 45 minutes

While in Sydney, we booked a grueling, 5-hour tour with Bonza Bikes. We started the ride near our hotel on

Frolicking here on the beach in the turquoise waters of the Tasman Sea, our journey from snowy Maryland seems like