A visit to the Maruia hot springs in New Zealand’s south island.
Celebrating the 4th of July in New Zealand
How to celebrate the 4th of July in New Zealand
Haircut in New Zealand for a Man
When you’re traveling, sometimes the most mundane things become fun adventures. Actually, pretty much everything can be a fun adventure, especially when you’re doing it for the first time. I wrote at some length about getting my haircut in Panama,…
Hot Chocolate in June
A few words on our favorite brand of hot chocolate (Land O Lakes) and why we’re drinking it in June.
Staying Longer in Christchurch
Being settled in a place for nearly a month now (which we hadn’t done since leaving Quito, Ecuador in April,) has been really nice. Christchurch is a place where you can get pretty much anything you need or want, everything…
Wine tasting in Waipara, New Zealand
Last weekend, our friends Matt and Nicole (and their son, Caden) took us to Waipara, New Zealand. What’s in Waipara? Wine. That’s what’s in Waipara (wine, and wine alone). That’s right, we went in search of some of the best…
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…
Christchurch Tram City Tour in Christchurch New Zealand
A friend gave us a 2-1 discount on the Christchurch Tram Tour. Tickets are normally NZ$15 / per adult. To be honest, had we not had the discount, we probably wouldn’t have taken the ride. The Christchurch Tram is a…
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…
Short term furnished rental search in Christchurch, New Zealand
For the past 10 days, Jonathan and I have been staying with our friends Matt, Nicole, and their son Caden. They were kind enough to put us up while we looked for a place of our own to call home…