It is by bus (and early) that we left Uyuni to go to Sucre. First, 4h of road at low speed because we have to cross the mountains, climb to 4000m altitude and arrive in Potosi. Then we had to change buses in Potosi: an adventure in itself since there is nowhere to eat lunch… Read More Bolivia – Sucre
The Uyuni Salar, this is quite a story. We almost did not go there. Worried (especially Sara) by the stories of travelers telling their woes: altitude sickness, 4WD cars broken down or bogged down, drunk driver , get up at 4am, cold night in a salt hotel , thousands of tourists present, we had almost… Read More Bolivia – Uyuni
Welcome to a place between a desert, a salar and the Andean mountains … At 2500m altitude, this city is the starting point for visits to extraordinary sites that are all around. The houses made with clay (adobe) allow to keep cool during the day and to protect from cold at night. The buildings of… Read More Chile -San Pedro de Atacama
Our first stop in Latin America was Santiago de Chile and it was planned for a long time since our world tour plane ticket was planned like that. We did not know that the time difference with New Zealand would be so important (16 hours) we left Auckland in the evening to arrive the same… Read More Santiago de Chile – Let’s stop here for a while
We spent a week in Brisbane, inthe state of Queensland in Australia. Once again Australian hospitality was confirmed and we were welcomed by three different rainbow families. Brisbane, a rainbow families-friendly city Kathryn and her partner Lisa, welcomed us to their beautiful home just steps from the center of Brisbane. Katryn is a Pharmacy Teacher… Read More Love makes a family in Australia: let’s meet with Kathryn
After a 3 hours trip on a ferry (no other way to go from one island to another), we spent some time in Wellington before heading back to the North West. We were hosted (couchsurfing) by a wonderful German family based in Island Bay, south of Wellington. Sacha spent long hours playing with their son,… Read More New Zealand – North Island
Direct link to the video Jacqui defines herself in her blog as a “writer, speaker, educator and advocate with more than 25 years’ experience working in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) field”. I contacted Jacqui a year ago to let her know about our project and ask if she would agree… Read More Jacqui Tomlins fights for marriage equality and rainbow families rights in Australia
Traveler blogs are full of photos of Vans at the edge of the water, in front of the mountains, facing the sea. Symbol of freedom, promise of adventure, the van more or less big (or RV for larger families or the wealthiest) was tempting us! Free campsites, accommodation and transportation “2 in 1”, everything suggested… Read More Traveling in New Zealand without a Van: we did it and we don’t regret it
After the mountains and the fjords we continue our roadtrip to go up the west coast. We wanted to see a glacier! Here there are two that end not far from rainforests: Fox Glacier and Franz Joseph Glacier. To get in the Glacier mood, we dove our feet in the ice water of “blues pools”.… Read More New Zealand – South Island, Part 2
We will spend 44 days in New Zealand in total. We started with the South Island as we arrived in Christchurch. What is striking in Christchurch is the space available, the new homes, those in demolition, the downtown not very big, still in restoration. The earthquake of 2011 must have been terrible and the city… Read More New Zealand – South Island – Part 1