Whether it be short stints in NZ or taking off to further away destinations, we love to travel - and we want and crave to do it all the time. I get itchy feet when I've been doing the "everyday life" for too long and I have to take off somewhere again for a little adventure. Jef is the same, and since we've had Kien we've had to modify our holiday ideas to accommodate him. As he gets older it is starting to get easier, and we can go back to doing the types of adventure travels we've been putting off for the first three years of Kien's life. Here are some of our recent travelling adventures.
Exploring Venice in October 2015
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Cruising the Mediterranean October 2015
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The beauty of Paris in October 2015
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While in Rome October 2015
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Travelling to Hong Kong Sept/Oct 2015
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Brisbane for the weekend in September 2015
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Whistle stop to California April 2015
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Bali adventures October 2014
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Across the ditch to Sydney in September 2014
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Quick getaway to Brisbane in December 2013
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Our brief visit to LA August 2013
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Our Vietnam adventure March/April 2013
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Stopping off and briefly exploring Hong Kong March 2013
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Our Cook Islands adventure July/August 2012
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Our trip to the US in January/February 2012
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Visiting friends in Brisbane during October 2011
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Our jaunt to Wellington in June 2015
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Back to the south island in June 2014
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Visiting beautiful Queenstown March 2014
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Our weekend adventures in November 2012
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Our jaunt north to Whangarei in January 2012
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Our cruising adventure in December 2011
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Brief visit up north to Whangarei in August 2011
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