Jay and Joann's Journey

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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Kepler Track

April 27, 2014by joannstarknelson 5 Comments

The Kelper Track is another one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. It’s a 37.5 mile long loop track that starts/ends in Te Anau. It can be hiked either direction. We […]

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Nelson Lakes National Park

March 16, 2014by joannstarknelson 3 Comments

We arrived at Nelson Lakes National Park in the early evening and made our way to the Kerr Bay campsite. The location of the campsite was perfect – inside the […]

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Egbe Hospital Revitalization Project

February 1, 2013by joannstarknelson 5 Comments

Volunteering with our friends Mark and Abby in Nigeria was at the top of the list for our journey this winter. Once we had the dates set for our volunteer […]

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Siem Reap

January 16, 2013by joannstarknelson 3 Comments

We ended our time in Cambodia in Siem Reap, the tourist hub for visiting the Angkor Temples. It is by far the most popular tourist destination in Cambodia. Just getting […]

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Ko Lanta

December 11, 2012by joannstarknelson 8 Comments

After spending the last few days in Ko Lanta, I think we have officially started to unwind. After being so busy back home, it’s really hard to just slow down […]

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Ko Phi Phi

December 8, 2012by joannstarknelson 8 Comments

In planning our trip, we decided the first thing we wanted to do was have some R&R time on the beaches of southern Thailand. Having heard that Phuket (where our […]

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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

December 5, 2012by joannstarknelson 6 Comments

Today is our day! We’re off to Great Places! We’re off and away! First up, the long journey to Thailand…which entails a 3 hour flight to Seattle, followed by a […]

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Time to Start Packing!

November 28, 2012by joannstarknelson 9 Comments

Jay and I like to travel light. We just don’t like to be weighed down by a bunch of stuff when we travel. For our upcoming journey, we decided to […]

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Leap and the net will appear

November 4, 2012by joannstarknelson 10 Comments

…said American naturalist and essayist John Burroughs. When Jay and I got married, we planned on taking a year off to travel and volunteer overseas. We thought we would do […]

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