It’s hard to imagine topping the events of the last post but sure enough, New Zealand delivered. Here’s what’s been going on. Video! The shots of me on the small boat are from a crayfish venture in the east Bay, the shots from the big boat are from my SCUBA trip out to The Poor [...]
I’ve been incommunicado for the last 4 days and it’s been great. No phone, no internet, no nothing. This is the life guys, I’m tellin’ ya. It’s wonderful to disconnect for a bit and just listen to the ocean for 3 days straight; it’ll do wonders for your psyche. Here’s what I’ve been up to: [...]
As of today I’ve been in New Zealand for one month but only since very recently have I felt the true spirit of travel. Having attained my new van and traveling partner, Gerty, last week in Auckland I am now as free as a bird and able to take every day as it comes. There [...]
*not my photo The time has come to say farewell to Auckland or “Sky City” as the locals prefer. I’ve spent the last week here concreting the purchase of my new campervan whom I’ve named Gertrude. Purchasing a car has never been a simpler task. In New Zealand, a lot of the bullshit is removed [...]
I bought this today. I’m so excited. Notice the incorrect placement of the steering wheel. Needs a little cleanin but soon it’ll be a dream machine… Gonna head up north. Any suggestions on names?
This is what I look like today: My dad said I looked good. I’ve been in New Zealand for 17 days. The majority of those days have been in Wellington, the nation’s capital. It’s a fine city, small by American standards. I’ve enjoyed the accommodation at a small hostel on the south end of town [...]
Ohakune is a strange town. Situated at the foot of Mt. Ruapaheu, this sleepy ski town has no business trowing MySpace and MTV sponsored secret shows. This became apparent this last saturday night when four kick ass bands from Aukland drove five hours out of their way to play at a crappy restaurant-by-day bar-by-night venue [...]
It’s been just over one week since I’ve arrived in New Zealand. Thus far I’ve made the following generalizations: Kiwis are tremendously and outwardly kind. It is not infrequent for a stranger to offer up a helping hand whether or not the situation calls for it. One can travel in New Zealand effortlessly. The rail [...]
See for yourself. I took this video in my sink in Paraparaumu, New Zealand a few days ago. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere please go to your sink and conduct a test for comparison’s sake. I think you’ll find the results quite startling. Oh and please refrain from observing your toilet; the jets [...]