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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: The future.

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. The future. In some ways it sounds so ominous, and I suppose it could feel that way without any exciting moments on the horizon. Luckily for me, the next few months of my future will be full of such moments, and therefore thinking about the future, right now, gives me a sense of anticipation, and a promise of fulfillment. I'll tell you why. This post will be short and sweet, since I've already monopolized your attention with my last two extra-full posts about Australia. My current...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 07/01/2013 - 08/01/2013

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. Back on the blogosphere! Our campsite in the Kaimanawa Forest was shared with some military men on a recruit training exercise. They were pretty friendly and invited us over for tea and coffee each evening. Sunrise on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, this time starting from the Ketetahi carpark. You can see Lake Taupo in the distance (it's huge.about the size of Singapore.). Looking north from Ketetahi Hut. Misty weather starting to clear at the top of the Crossing. It felt pretty s...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: Western 'Straya

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. Oh, sorry, let me translate that for you: AUSTRALIA. Said the way the lovely folks down under say it. Like talking with your mouth full, except it's not. You can thank them for this spelling, not me. My photos are finally edited and ready to help me show you what that trip was like (spoiler alert: it was amazing! Be forewarned: there are 212 photos and they're all in this one post. So enjoy looking through them when you have some time! Camp our first night. Cory, Oliver, Vanessa.

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: Indonesia.

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. The travels didn't stop with Australia - next up was Indonesia for three and half weeks. This was my first trip to anywhere in Asia, and while I was excited to see what there was to see, I realized I didn't quite know what to expect. Crazy traffic? Fried noodles) and nasi goreng. Fried rice) and lots of other things goreng. It's really only a couple hundred bucks. However, it's fun to pretend. The first of many Balinese temples we saw. In Ubud, the first city we went to, templ...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 03/01/2013 - 04/01/2013

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. Field Work is Awesome. The field trip I went on last week was fantastic. So good. It was really nice to get out of the office and my house and hang out for a few days in a place it's hard to get to on foot, camping under the stars and working in the fresh air. This is where we were:. And this is how it looked in reality:. Milford Sound from the chopper on the way in. Sue and Anna, on the flight in. Camp at Moulin Creek for days 1-2. Sunset on Mitis Peak. Camp in the morning. My at...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 04/01/2013 - 05/01/2013

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. An old Maori word and the name of an incredible mountain I see every day. Locals and visitors alike remark on its dirty white peak, which looks like snow to the uneducated eye; really, Titiroa is covered with weathered granite that has worn away to sand and left behind eerie rock formations, reminiscent of the red spires of Utah's canyon country. According to a book of Fiordland place names, titiroa. Means a long wedge (for splitting wood). Our climb of Titiroa was a summer-long d...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 12/01/2013 - 01/01/2014

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. A little Christmas Cheer. It's that time of year again, or so the stereos at work tell me. They've been blasting holiday music for at least a month, but it's hard to get into the Christmas spirit when temperatures have been over 100 and the sun is as strong as it is here - it's funny listening to songs about white Christmases and snowmen. Somehow the pieces don't add up. Downtown Melbourne, Bourke St. Wall art is common and detailed and impressive. Your new living room? I've also ...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 10/01/2013 - 11/01/2013

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. The Last of NZ. So my computer charger has decided to break.like literally split in half. Awesome. This means I don't have much battery left but I wanted to try to fill y'all in on the past couple weeks, our last ones in New Zealand. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking:. The Hooker Valley of Mt Cook National Park, on a moody day. Hooker Lake with icebergs from the glacier. Skipping rocks trying to hit icebergs. Spot the rock. This is what I wanted from Mt Cook. The view f...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 09/01/2014 - 10/01/2014

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. Down Under, part two. Again, on the cusp of another journey, I catch up on my blog. Procrastinate much? It's been over two months since I've returned to Australia, and that time has seen me go many places, with many ideas of potential itineraries. First, it was Sydney, where we spent the better part of a week organizing and exploring. Everyone knows what this is. Surprised me how shiny it was. Lighthouse above Palm Beach. Sunset behind the lighthouse. More of the riverbank. The op...

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo: 11/01/2013 - 12/01/2013

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Viva Hoy, Viva lo Tuyo. The wonderful wizard of Oz. Finally, an update from down under! In other news, Cory and I both found jobs with Kathmandu. And the other half are saying "Well, that's just the crazy kind of thing I'd expect from you." I'm looking forward to the challenge and the excuse to get my body moving every day. Bring it on. Except when it starts to get up to 40 degrees C every day (stupid hot degrees F). Then maybe I won't like it so much. But the shopping center does. My favorite favorite a...