Archive for the ‘A man and his wife travel the world.’ Category

How to buy a car in Illinois

December 13th, 2008

We give up on buses, trains and planes, and buy ourselves some wheels. If you want to buy a car in the United States, here’s what you need to know. Hint: there’s some very bad news coming up for non-Americans. Click here to see what.



Hawaii the second (+video)

December 8th, 2008

A warning for people who don’t like Lost: you might want to avoid the video. Otherwise, it was all beaches, turtles and murderous traffic as we waved goodbye to Hawaii. Click here to see how we got on.



Hawaii the first (+ video)

December 4th, 2008

Leg two begins. We leave Sydney, taking time to appreciate the wonders of a full-service airline, and arrive in Hawaii, where the girls hula, the skirts are made of grass, and the turtles are gregarious. Click here to find out what to do on the Big Island.



Sydney, Australia

November 14th, 2008

Fin: the second leg of the trip comes to an end. What do we think of Sydney, and how many people died during the building of the Harbour Bridge? Click here to find out.



New Zealand: the 31 best pictures

November 12th, 2008

All finished, then. Three and a half weeks in New Zealand really isn’t enough, but we gave it a decent stab, clambering over glaciers, flying in terrifyingly small planes, and jumping out of them. We took nearly two thousand pictures: see the best of them by clicking here.



Dunedin and Christchurch, New Zealand

November 10th, 2008

Three weeks to visit New Zealand is not enough, but we gave it a pretty good shot. On our last day we rolled down the steepest street in the world, regarded penguins, and visited New Zealand’s tallest peak. Click here to see why we’re already planning a return trip.



Queenstown and Milford Sound, New Zealand

November 8th, 2008

What’s the coldest you’ve ever been? Take that and minus twelve, then place yourself in a tent wearing everything you packed. Also: we fly on New Zealand’s most spectacular air route. Click here for more.



Franz Josef to Queenstown, New Zealand

November 2nd, 2008

Our crampons safely back in their boxes, we leave the Fox Glacier and head to New Zealand’s tourist mecca, Queenstown. Ahead of us: a day of the best roads the world has to offer. Click here for more.



The South Island and Fox Glacier, New Zealand

November 1st, 2008

We enjoy some thoroughly cold camping on New Zealand’s west coast, and go hiking over a glacier. See how many ankles we broke by clicking here.



Snowboarding in Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

October 30th, 2008

We head to one of New Zealand’s most famous ski resorts, and monopolise a friend’s house in the name of getting out of our tent. Click here to see how we got on.