Queenstown For the 1st and 100th Time (On Being a Tourist Again)
We were stuck in the doldrums. Drifting aimlessly between breakfast and bedtime, numb hands and mind focused only on my e-mail inbox. For seven weeks, Hadyn and I waited, responded […]
Category Archives: South Pacific
Postage Stamp: Queenstown, New Zealand
…the third period of Queenstown has been a two-week vacation, extended into seven. But, no matter how long I stay or how often I leave, always those snowy peaks await my return.
Read, Watch, Listen: August’s Travel Reviews
Whether you’re on the road or at your desk, this month’s book, movie and music reviews will give you a traveling taste of New Zealand. Read: A Land of Two […]
10 Adventures to Enhance Your Kiwi Experience
As featured on GoAbroad: In New Zealand, trail maps, guardrails and souvenir shops are not associated with outdoor excursions like they are in other countries. With so few people and […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
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The Effects of Gravity (That Is, How to Throw Yourself Into The Future, Even With Bonds Around Your Ankles)
At this moment, when the AJ Hackett crewmember with the neck tattoo invites “Who’s next?,” I feel liberated by a decision to give up. Ignore the 134 meters between us […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Color
From its dusty sienna soils to its leathery locals, Australia earns the poetic moniker “A Sunburnt Country.” Sand, skin tones, fresh produce and paint works are all shaded from pale red […]
Too Mutch For Words 