by Sarah Gallo | May 6, 2016 | Accommodation Reviews, Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, North Island, Reviews, South Island, Transportation Reviews
After speeding around Christchurch trying to find a petrol station open at 3:30am, we at last dropped off our rental car and made our way to the airport. Leaving David to continue on with my own journeys through Australia and Asia was difficult, to say the least. This...
by Sarah Gallo | Apr 13, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, South Island
Up bright and early to beat the crowds on the Hooker Valley Trail, we saw a gorgeous sunrise above our YHA lodge. Watching the mountains turn a bright shade of pink was the perfect way to begin our morning. We were some of the first on the trail, and in awe of the...
by Sarah Gallo | Sep 12, 2015 | Romania
After a night of tossing and turning on a sleepless overnight bus, we arrived in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. We wanted to couchsurf through the majority of our trip, so we decided to start in Romania with Petri! His lovely girlfriend, Andrada, offered to pick us up from the...
by Sarah Gallo | Nov 26, 2014 | Africa, South Africa
A little over a year ago I sat on my bed in Buenos Aires overcome with emotion while watching the live coverage of the New York City Marathon. My dad was running it for his first time and I had wanted more than anything to be there to cheer him on. But I was 3203 km...