Author Archives: Todd

Costa Rica with a 6 Month Old, What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Todd

In hindsight, I don’t think anyone ever said taking a 6 month old on multiple plane rides was a great idea. That may have been because most people we talked to were more experienced parents than us… Our journey to … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu: Gaua, Relaxing in the Middle Nowhere

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Todd

We had a good couple of days in Santo. It was nice having a little more infrastructure compared to the previous week where we were void of hot water and charged most of our devices via a battery pack. Before … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu: Santo has HOT WATER

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Todd

Vanuatu is an interesting country. The past week we spent on an island that is off the “tourist trail.” We left Lakatoro and headed to Espirito Santo. Santo, along with Port Vila, are the two main cities that tourists visit. … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu Culture at the National Arts Festival in Lakatoro

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Todd

Our stay at the Batis Bungalows came to an end, and we began our trek to the northern city of Lakatoro in Malekula. Figuring out the transport was not easy. I tried calling and Facebook messaging several people and could … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu: A $45 Over “Water” Bungalow in the Maskelynes

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Todd

After a truck ride to the Tanna airport, where a pilot was casually waiting for us, our transit to the Maskelynes started. We were weighed and then walked to the tarmac and were positioned in the aircraft, the smallest aircraft … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu: Standing on the Rim of an Active Volcano

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Todd

Katy and I had an uneventful 90-minute flight from New Caledonia to Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu. It was operated by an ATR-72, which is a large turboprop plane. A weird thing about the plane is that you … Continue reading →

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A Few Days in New Caledonia

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Todd

Pelotons of lycra-wearing men riding their $5000 road bikes down the main drag in Noumea at 6:30 am was not what I expected from a South Pacific island. It turns out you can’t keep the French from enjoying a good … Continue reading →

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We are in France and New Caledonia

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Todd

Katy and I are off on another adventure. We have spent over 50% of our nights not at ”our house” since the wedding, traveling a ton. I was excited about the honeymoon, but there was so much going on around … Continue reading →

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Fiji: A break from New Zealand winter

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Todd

July is not summer in New Zealand; it is the heart of winter. New Plymouth likes to celebrate winter by being 50 degrees and overcast. There is also a healthy dose of rain to make sure the weeds grow even … Continue reading →

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Exploring Australia: The Great Barrier Reef

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Todd

The third part of our trip to Australia was the Great Barrier Reef, one of Katy’s bucket list events. Katy had wanted to get certified to scuba dive for the past 15 years and thought this was a good time … Continue reading →

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