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Our 6 week New Zealand Cycling Route

How much time do you need to cycle New Zealand? Seriously, a lifetime isn’t enough time to see everything. But this is what we managed to squeeze in in our 6 weeks! Our Six Week New Zealand Route We planned out a very rough schedule and route before we started […]

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

How to hike the Tongariro Crossing (Mount Doom!)

The Tongariro crossing is one of New Zealand’s most popular day hikes. What drew us to visit was Mount Doom. Mount Ngauruhoe is used in the Lord Of The Rings filming as mount doom. Cast it into the fire! It’s in the middle of the north island within a protected national park and not to be missed during your visit to NZ.

Posted on January 27, 2019March 1, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

Our 6 week New Zealand Cycling Route – Initial Plan

It’s happening… We are finally doing it. Our flight out to Auckland from Toronto is tomorrow and we couldn’t be more excited. It has been a bucket list item for a few years now and we are finally checking it off our list. What am I talking about? Six weeks […]

Posted on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

6 Must-Bring Packing Items I Never Travel Without

No matter where I’m going, or for how long, there are always this handful of trustworthy items that I know that I will come in handy time and time again. Never have that, “damnit, I wish I brought …” moments again.

Posted on April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 by Sara Continue reading

11 Things To Do in Munich, Germany

Oh Munich, you have pulled at our heart strings and captured our hearts. What an easy place to love! We had to make the detour to come to Oktoberest, and fell in love with Munich we did. There are plenty of things to do. If you have limited time here is a good place to start!

Posted on February 15, 2018July 24, 2018 by Sara Continue reading

17 Things To Do in Tokyo, Japan

There are an endless number of things to do in Tokyo. A whole life time isn’t enough time to do everything. So one must prioritize! Here are 17 things that we got up to in our 5 days in Tokyo, Japan!

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Sara Continue reading

20 things to do (and drink) in Berlin, Germany – Part 2

Berlin is whirlwind of a city. There are so many different kinds of people, foods, buildings – it seems like the city never falls asleep. Here are 20+ things that you can cram into 5 days!

Posted on November 4, 2017July 24, 2018 by Sara Continue reading

20 things to do (and drink) in Berlin, Germany – Part 1

Berlin is whirlwind of a city. There are so many different kinds of people, foods, buildings – it seems like the city never falls asleep. Here are 20+ things that you can cram into 5 days!

Posted on November 2, 2017November 4, 2017 by Sara Continue reading

A Backpacker’s Guide to Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany

If I had to sum up Oktoberfest into 3 words, it would be chaos, beer, singing, fun, loud, and beer. All things that everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime. It just has to be one of those things you check off your bucket list. Oktoberfest was once […]

Posted on October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 by Sara Continue reading

How to Afford to Travel Long-Term

“I don’t have money to travel” is the sentence muttered most often about why people don’t travel as often as they’d like. But what if I told you that you don’t need a lot of money to travel? Sounds like a good deal right. Here’s 7 tips on how we afford to travel for half a year straight.

Posted on August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 by Sara Continue reading

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We are Sara and Matti, from Toronto, Canada, and believe life has more to offer than working 9 to 5. We prefer to see the world on a bike or out of a backpack and it never has to break the bank.

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