South Island: Finishing off New Zealand and Heading Home!
Hello again! Alys here, Ruby left the blog with us heading onto the inter-island ferry. We awoke in our Wellington accomodation early...
Going Places
A Family Blog
Welcome to our page! This blog documents the inner musings, travel mishaps and entertaining stories from the Parker family as we attempt to survive an 11 month global adventure.
- Joe, Deanna, Ruby and Alys Parker
Hello again! Alys here, Ruby left the blog with us heading onto the inter-island ferry. We awoke in our Wellington accomodation early...
Our time in New Zealand has really been a soft landing in familiar territory and a time to decompress. We had split our time to roughly...
Hello again, Alys here. South America holds a lot of fascination for my parents. Dad, before he met my mother, was readying himself to...
Waking up on my birthday in Paracas was a different feeling. Knowing that I wouldn’t be going out to dinner with all my family or...
Hello one and all, Alys here, We are just about done with America. It's been a very long journey with our dedicated Chook the chevy...
Having waved off Pat, Ash, Remi & Fleur in LA, we hit the road. Accommodation awaited us at Big Bear Lake, an area known for its ski...
Hello good friends, I'm back to weave more tales of our time on the road. I've been involved in a very heavy exam block so I apologise...
Welcome back! Ruby returns. Alys left you last as we farewelled Oklahoma and all our lovely friends there. Now, we’re back on the road....
Hi, Alys here! Ruby certainly did a great job of covering our first half of Oklahoma. I must say that I really really enjoyed my nice...
Ahh, we return! Alys took you all the way to our arrival in St Louis, but first allow me to take you back 1 week earlier. When planning...
Hello! Alys here. Our United States of America adventure is surprisingly moving very quickly. A couple of states haven't provided a lot...
Welcome back! Alys finished off with us arriving in the Big Apple. Greg, an old friend of Mum and Dad’s, had been keen to reconnect but...
Hello again! Alys left you just after we had joined the Hamburg pride parade with Hubert and discovered we were on a not-so-friendly...
Hullo, Hullo, Hullo Beautiful People! Alys here. We were in Germany before and now we're here again and I am writing to tell you about...
Ahoy! Welcome back. Alys left you last in England, just about to catch a ferry to the Netherlands after saying goodbye to Janet, Phil,...
Hello friends, Your happiness has returned and by that, I mean that I am back. We have spent the past three weeks exploring England and...
Hola! Ruby’s back. (And it's a long one) Spain was a quick addition to our ever-growing list of countries we get to taste. Before we left...
Hello! It is me once more, Alys I can now state that I have been to eleven countries and that Germany is on the top of my list. The train...
Welcome back! (Ruby returns!) By now we’re well into our European section of our trip. Up until now, we’ve been relaxed with our time,...