Manila, Philippines

Posted on February 25, 2018March 17, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

(Photo: The family in front of General Douglas MacArthur’s statue on Corregidor.) We met up with my parents in Manila and headed to Nasugbu, Batangas. We had planned to stay in Nasugbu for the l... Read More

Acclimating to the Philippines

Posted on February 22, 2018March 17, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

(Photo: Naavah with her new friends at the branch in Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines.) We spent a couple weeks in the Philippines. I lived there for about 16 months back in the 1990s, so I knew what to... Read More

Cebu and Bohol

Posted on February 18, 2018May 2, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

When we were planning our trip I knew I wanted to take the kids to the Philippines where I had served my mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The area I lived in was not the pl... Read More

Big city to Outback to ocean

Posted on February 14, 2018March 17, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

(Photo: Sunset over Sydney, Australia.) We had a wonderful time in Australia. We went from a large city to the Outback to the ocean. We learned a few thing along the way. Australia is about the size o... Read More

Empty Beaches?

Posted on February 11, 2018March 8, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

In South Carolina we have beautiful beaches. In the summer they are filled with people. In Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, they have beautiful beaches that have no one on them. It did not take us... Read More

Kia’Ora and Goodbye

Posted on February 2, 2018March 8, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

After an extended stay due to bad weather we finally had to say goodbye to New Zealand. We had a wonderful time and learned a few things along the way. Here are somethings we learned. (We may add as w... Read More

Sand, Stars, and Seals

Posted on January 23, 2018January 29, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

It has been a while since we have made any posts. We spent a few days off the grid glamping (tents set up with beds and a shower). It was nice. The kids played games and we enjoyed being together with... Read More

The Unexpected

Posted on January 14, 2018March 8, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

The last few days have reminded me to find the awe in the unexpected. One day we were headed to take a little walk/hike only to find out that we could not enter in flip flops. On the way back out we s... Read More

Kiwi Birds and Geysers

Posted on January 13, 2018January 29, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

Today took us in search of Kiwi birds and more geothermal wonders in New Zealand. While we didn’t see any kiwi birds, we did see some serious geothermal action at Te Puia in Rotorua, New Zealand... Read More

Our Day in the Shire

Posted on January 12, 2018January 29, 2018 by Tiffany Craze

On Thursday, we visited the movie set where parts of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit Trilogy were filmed. A few interesting facts we learned: The original set built for The Lord of the Ri... Read More