We live in amazing times. Technology is just beginning to show us what we are truly capable of when we value our ability to create things which entertain, uplift, and inspire. On the site of a thousand years of violent…
7 Travel Questions: 2) How Easy Is It To Handle Changing Visas Or Acquire Them in the First Place While Abroad?
A friend of mine from high school asked me a few questions about how we afford to travel and do what we do. I realized that these are questions Carrie and I get asked pretty frequently. So I’m posting the…
Why Is Cheddar Orange?
Cheese is white, right? After all, cheese comes from milk. Milk comes from cows (and goats). Every cow I know of makes white milk. So why is cheese orange? Such was the conversation with our friends Matt and Nicole during…
Pineapple Lumps: Lumps of Pineapple Growing on Trees?
Pineapple lumps Who would have thought that something so delicious as pineapple lumps could actually grow on a tree? Much more than that, who would have thought that the tree pineapple lumps grow on would be a rosemary tree? In…
7 Travel Questions: 1) How Do You Support Yourselves and Fund Your Travels As You Move From Place to Place?
A friend of mine from high school asked me a few questions about how we afford to travel and do what we do. I realized that these are questions Carrie and I get asked pretty frequently. So I’m posting the…
Not So Frequently Asked Questions: 2nd Edition
These are real searches conducted by people who arrive on our website. I like to see how people get here. Some of them are funny and some are just plain odd. $2.50 can buy what? I think the reason you…
Trying English Trifle: Recipes for English Trifle
Carrie and I recently had English Trifle for the first time. English trifle is a quite delicious desert. I still need to get the exact recipe for the English trifle we had, but since I don’t have that recipe yet,…
Internet Access In New Zealand
Caveats or Disclaimers to this post: The whole concept of wide area broadband delivered wirelessly, meaning always available Internet pretty much anywhere, is amazing; a truly remarkable feat of human engineering. For us, access to the Internet is instrumental and…
Craigslist Scammers in Search For Christchurch, New Zealand Accommodation
Let’s face it… there are 7-10 real mean, nasty people in the world. They just move around a lot, so it’s sometimes difficult to avoid them. What’s nice about the Internet for scammers is that they can be in multiple…
Feijoas: Can I Touch Your Feijoa in New Zealand?
Feijoas are fruits. Feijoas have smooth skin something like a mango. Feijoas are tart and sweet, something like a kiwi. They don’t have little black seeds like a kiwi, but the flavor is similar. To me, the word feijoa just…