Arriv.ing

Moments & adventures, occasionally moonlighting as a travel blog. By Brandon Wang

A cruise wake trailing through Milford Sound beneath steep green mountains

Cruise on the Milford Sound

Fluorescent color, crisp air, and pensive rock faces

Sunlit Joshua trees and rounded granite boulders at golden hour

Desert exploring in Joshua Tree

Fractal trees, golden hours, & spiky friends

Hot air balloons drifting over the pyramids of Teotihuacan at dawn

Hot air ballooning at Teotihuacan

A lucky moment turns this activity unforgettable

Aoraki / Mount Cook rising above the Hooker Valley Track

Hiking the Hooker Valley Track

The sun comes out for NZ’s most iconic hike

Blue glacier ice beneath the snowy Minarets on the Tasman Glacier

Heli hike on the Tasman Glacier

Piercing ice and dramatic Minarets in Aoraki/Mt Cook

Point Reyes Lighthouse perched above the Pacific Ocean

Exploring Point Reyes Lighthouse / Chimney Rock

A rugged outpost on the headlands

The narrow tip of Tomales Point surrounded by churning Pacific water

Hiking the Tomales Point Trail

Windswept wonders to the water’s edge

The Abbotts Lagoon Trail crossing green coastal hills in Point Reyes

Walking the Abbotts Lagoon Trail

A short, no-effort walk showcases Point Reyes’ beauty

Aoraki / Mount Cook rising above the turquoise Tasman Glacier Lake

Moments from Aoraki/Mt Cook

Mt Cook Village, Tasman Glacier Lake, & Kea Point

Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu surrounded by mountains at sunset

Exploring in Queenstown

Mountain town, adventures in height