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    Embracing Surrealism: Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

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    For as long as I can remember, my parents have spoken of the Great Barrier Reef as a thing of dreams, as a wonderland so breathtaking that it feels imaginary.

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    The Sound of Silence: A Little Luxury and a Lot of Peace in Doubtful Sound

    December 19, 2023

    WWOOF: The Seaweed Queen of Great Barrier Island

    July 16, 2023

    1 Year of Travel Selfies: May & June

    July 2, 2024
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    World of Waterfalls in Blue Mountains National Park

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    The fog was so low and heavy that I felt as though I were in a snow globe that started and ended at the ends of the block. Church spires rose like phantoms, trees were mere shadows. I could hardly get a feel for the town of Katoomba, much less what lay beyond.

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    Highway to Heidelberg: a Must-See Stop on the Way Through Germany

    May 22, 2022

    My Love for Laos Restored by Looms and Rice

    July 20, 2024

    Everything I Know About the Kunkel Curse

    March 3, 2024
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    A Quarter of a Century Old in Sydney, Australia

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    I cried when the plane left New Zealand, but in the air, as I crossed the Tasman Sea, I regained my sense of exploration and landed in Sydney, Australia with the wide eyes and the eager heart of an adventurer.

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    Akaroa in the Spring, New Zealand

    October 19, 2023

    Ducking Ropes and Slippery Slopes in Piha

    August 10, 2023

    The Ruins of Ephesus: A City Out of Time

    March 27, 2019
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    1 Year of New Zealand Selfies: March & April

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    For the next couple months I travel all over the place, just watching the kilometers on my car add up and up. My grandparents join me for 16 days of fun (but not 16 nights of hostels). Then, lo and behold, I have more visitors.

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    High-Up in The Austrian Alps: 48 Hours in Innsbruck

    December 14, 2022

    Middle Earth Magic in New Zealand

    February 8, 2024
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    1 Year of Travel Selfies: July & August

    August 30, 2024
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    Haere Rā: Farewell, New Zealand

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    I’m sitting by a beach in west Auckland. It’s a sheltered beach, part of the Manakau Harbor. The waves are soft and calm and consistent and they are the only sound other than the occasional whistle of a bird and a few chirping insects. I’ve been in NZ for 288 days.

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    Camp des Milles: What France once Tried to Erase

    February 29, 2020
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    A+ for Annecy and the Alps

    February 7, 2020

    Yellowstone NP: The Current State of Bear Affairs

    June 15, 2023
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    Three Actual Trip Itineraries I’ve Done in New Zealand

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    This post includes three actual itineraries for trips I planned and executed with the participating parties. Each group came for a different amount of time with different goals (which I've also listed). Each was a successful trip, though I will include a few lessons learned at the end of each itinerary.

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    Easy, Yummy Hostel Dinners: Almost Instant Pizza

    December 15, 2023

    Cooking in Communal Kitchens: Cheap, Yummy Hostel Dinners

    January 18, 2024

    Highway to Heidelberg: a Must-See Stop on the Way Through Germany

    May 22, 2022
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    Tongariro Alpine Crossing – A Love Affair with a Volcano

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    When we went out to the car in the morning, the air was crisp and chilly. A thin layer of ice coated my windshield. I was reminded of Colorado, of pink-nosed mornings watching the sun come up while out hunting. Hardly a cloud threaded the sky.

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    Home on the (Mountain) Range

    October 22, 2023

    World of Waterfalls in Blue Mountains National Park

    April 28, 2024
    vaulted ceiling and arches of church carved from rock in Cappadocia

    Cappadocia: Land of Hidden Cities and Fairy Chimneys

    March 31, 2019
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    Kunkels in Kaikoura: the End of the Line

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    I wake up on day 18. There's a horrible little thought in my head. Abel Tasman was such a world of it's own that there was no room for intruding thoughts. But Abel Tasman is now behind me, and there is that horrible little thought growing bigger and bolder...

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    Why I Had to Jump in New Zealand

    March 31, 2024
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    I love ME…I mean Maine!

    October 6, 2022

    Highlights of the Road South: Methven to Omarama

    October 28, 2023
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    Spoiled in the Sand: Adventures in Abel Tasman National Park

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    The beach-side spoiling actually starts two days before Abel Tasman National Park when the bus pulls up to our AirBnB in Mapua, which is a small coastal town about half an hour from Nelson in the Tasman Bay. Not only is it beach front with a beautiful deck and soft sand, but it is so close to the Mapua Wharf...

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    Cappadocia: Land of Hidden Cities and Fairy Chimneys

    March 31, 2019

    WWOOF: The Seaweed Queen of Great Barrier Island

    July 16, 2023

    The Ruins of Ephesus: A City Out of Time

    March 27, 2019
  • Plane Travel

    Everything I Know About the Kunkel Curse

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    For as long as I can remember, my dad has talked about the Kunkel Curse. Along the same veins of Murphey's Law, the Kunkel Curse says: The more I want something, the more likely it will never happen. Already, just talking on the phone with my dad before he flew to New Zealand, he was already warning me of the Kunkel Curse. I really wish someone would invent an app where you can punch people through the phone.

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    The Ruins of Ephesus: A City Out of Time

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    A Week in Wanaka Getting High

    December 8, 2023

    Trekking with Kiwis – Off the Beaten Path

    February 14, 2024
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Hi! My name is Maddie. I am a traveler, reader, and writer. Pages to Planes is where I catalogue stories of my (history-obsessed) adventures and write reviews of my favorite books. Welcome!

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