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Rocinante, What's in a Name?
Our domain name is RocinanteRoad.com. Rocinante is from Cervante’s book Don Quixote. Rocinante is an old work horse who the Don sees as...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Mar 25
- 5 min
Christchurch (Ōtautahi): the Resilience of Community
In 2011, the New Zealand city of Christchurch (Ōtautahi) experienced a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, killing 185 people and destroying...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Mar 18
- 7 min
Intercultural Communication can be a Challenge, Even When You Speak the Same Language!
We all know that communication if a two-way street. When you’re in a country where English is not the primary language, you expect to...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Mar 11
- 7 min
Riding the Rails, Kiwi-Style – a great way to see Beautiful New Zealand!
Paul and I have been to New Zealand several times, and we’ve visited some incredible spots in the past. Between 2015 and 2018, we had...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Feb 17
- 6 min
Back in the Shire - the Waikato region of New Zealand, because we all need someone to lean on
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Saying good-bye to Australia-let's not go 5 years the next time!
It's hard to believe it's been over two months since we returned to Australia, after almost five years away. We've loved every minute of...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Jan 22
- 5 min
A Year of Discovery - the Rocinantes' first anniversary
On January 30, 2022, Rocinantes on the Road published our first article. What a ride it has been. It's been a year since we started our...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Jan 8
- 13 min
Home is not a place, it's a feeling - how we select lodging
This seems like a good time to reflect on the housing we chose during our first year of nomadic life. We started these adventures in...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Dec 30, 2022
- 6 min
Because There’s No Plate Like Chrome for the Hollandaise! Christmas in Australia
A lot of people have asked me how we could spend so much time away from home, especially over the holidays. Like everything else about...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Top 10 Reasons Why We love Melbourne!
We've been back in Melbourne for almost a month and are enjoying every day. We've had some time to reflect on what it is we love so much...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
Melbourne - Home Again
Travel is the gift that keeps on giving. The more you travel, the more at home you feel all over the world. So even though we were...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Nov 13, 2022
- 4 min
Now that We're Back "On the Road Again", Where do we go from here?
In some ways, the past 4-5 months have felt like a holding pattern. We launched our nomadic life in January, bouncing around Europe...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
Cruise photos part 2 - Samoa to Sydney, AU
These are the last of the photos from the cruise. I posted a photo album Seattle to Hawaii. I've also posted a lot of the Pacific...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Nov 6, 2022
- 4 min
Serta Mulia - Honor, Respect, & Gratitude to ms Westerdam's Staff
We are nearing completion of our first long cruise. We have spent the past 35 nights on board the ms Westerdam, a Holland America ship,...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 30, 2022
- 6 min
Nothing Special: It's Just Mountains on One Side, Ocean on the Other!
New Caledonia When we visited New Zealand for the first time, in 2016, we were planning a rare 3-day weekend and wanted to visit...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Surprising meals in port - Sushi Omakase in Honolulu, Curry in Figi, Vietnamese fare in Nouméa
During our 36-night cruise across the Pacific Ocean, we have stopped in several ports. We've had our fair share of typical port fare -...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Cruise photos (Seattle to Sydney via South Sea Islands) - Part 1: Seattle to the Hawaiian Islands
We boarded the Holland American line ship Westerdam in Seattle, Washington, USA on October 2. We left the port of Seattle and headed for...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 24, 2022
- 5 min
3/5 of the way there: impressions 22 nights into our 36-night cruise
We boarded the Holland America ship Westerdam 22 nights ago, on October 2, 2022. Generally, we have been very pleased with this voyage. ...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 16, 2022
- 4 min
What Lies Over the Rainbow? Aloha Spirit & the Art of Relaxing
I’ve always had trouble relaxing. For over 30 years, I did well in my career because I could manage multiple projects – juggling courses,...
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Kimberly OLeary
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Bon Voyage! Rocinantes take to the sea! Why A Cruise?
Yesterday, on October 2, we boarded the Holland America ship Westerdam, embarking on a 36-night cruise from Seattle to Sydney, Australia....
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