Books read: 50. I was surprised by this as I felt that I didn't read much during those stressful months (April-July). Fiction: 18. More than previous years and truly enjoyed the experience and plan to read more fiction in 2025. Memoire: 6. No surprise that I enjoy reading memoires. Favorites (not ranked, all 5 stars): … Continue reading 2024 in books
Author: Coco
I have always loved traveling and travel often for work. But 2.5 years ago we moved to Manila and started to travel more for leisure. It was the start of our journey to explore the world and ourselves as a family. My daughters love traveling with passion and always want to go to new places, meet new people, try new food.
This blog will record our journey in this new living style and my thoughts around it.
New Zealand trip takeaways
Our NZ trip was epic! I am so glad I planned for it last September before knowing we'd move to Brazil this year. It's so remote that I don't think we'd ever visit if we are not living in Asia. The planning was less straightforward than others as we moved around a lot and wanted … Continue reading New Zealand trip takeaways
Lake Takepo to Christchurch: final stop
On our last morning at Lake Takepo, I ran around the lake once again because I love it so much. It's probably my favorite stop of this trip. So peaceful, stunningly beautiful, and magical. look the color of the water! I can't get over how amazing it is. I found the little statue by accident … Continue reading Lake Takepo to Christchurch: final stop
Lake Takepo: nice surprise
I had no idea what Lake Takepo would offer us except it's a good place to break the drive to Christchurch. It exceeded my expectations by far!!! This is the view from our airbnb at 6am, facing the lake and mountain, what a view! The main activity in this area that I found out is … Continue reading Lake Takepo: nice surprise
Midford overnight cruise and longest driving day
Our journey from Queenstown to Midford sound started 8am as I wasn't sure how is the road condition and we had a hard deadline to get there before 3:45pm. We didn't stop at the many spots to take pic, the overall scenery of the drive was amazing as usual. There was one part of the … Continue reading Midford overnight cruise and longest driving day
Our New Journey 