Stunning views at Roys Peak

Roys peak view

After our hellish-yet-amazing experience at the Ben Lomond track, it took about three full days for our legs to fully recover from what we’d put them through. We waited patiently until they’d be up for another challenge. There was another hike in the area that had been on our list for a while: the track […]

Spotting yellow-eyed penguins in the Catlins

Curio Bay penguins

Before coming to New Zealand, I always associated penguins with extremely cold places, like Antarctica for example. For some reason – maybe because of nature films or something – I had these mental images of penguins as tiny little black & white figures, standing on big chunks of ice in the middle of the ocean, […]

Crazy mountain adventures: hiking Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond summit view

Recently, Frank and I sat down in a local coffee shop – because: free power and wifi 🙂 – and started mapping out our plans for the next week or so. We had some time before our Working Holiday Visa application would be processed and wanted to do some hiking. When traveling with my mom […]

Recap: what have I been up to?

Great ocean road road trip

Hi, and welcome back to Wanderful Stories! So glad to see you here again. 🙂 As it’s been a while since I first started my travels around the world, I thought I’d share a quick recap of the adventures I’ve had and the places I’ve visited so far. Ready? United Arab Emirates On November 4th, […]

Welcome to Wanderful Stories!

About Wanderful Stories

Hi there! I’m very excited to welcome you to my brand-new blog, Wanderful Stories. Here, I will share all about my travels around the world. With this very first blog post, I’d love to tell you a bit about me & Wanderful Stories, as well as the kind of content you can expect to see! […]