Kiwi Karma: Paying it Forward
He was a baker of breads and pastries, as was his father before him, and he was talking about Kiwi karma. He first mentioned his sister in England. Over and over again she would call…
He was a baker of breads and pastries, as was his father before him, and he was talking about Kiwi karma. He first mentioned his sister in England. Over and over again she would call…
Why travel? Sure, Auntie Em, there is no place like home, but the world is full of stunning natural wonders, historic human creations, and exciting cities. Like many inveterate travelers, we hope to see a…
According to somebody’s official estimate, about 100,000 people thronged the central avenue of Courtenay Place yesterday to gawk at those who created the Hobbit movie. This in a town of about 400,000 people. Imagine if…
Maori legends tell that the Whanganui River formed as a result of a love triangle among volcanoes. Mount Taranaki once lived next to three kinsman in the center of the North Island, his fellow volcanoes…
Since 1989, the town of Whangamomona has been an independent republic. According to legend, back in 1989 the New Zealand government decided to move Whangamomona from one administrative region to another. This proved very disturbing…
We were checking out at the natural foods store of Commonsense Organics, and the cashier asked where we were from. The States, we said, and Texas. Ooh, he said, then maybe I shouldn’t ask you…
Since we’ve arrived in Wellington, we’re often asked what we do to fill up our time here. In other words, what do we do when we’re on “endless vacation”? First of all, we’re not really…
For Americans, getting power for your stuff in SE Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar) is very easy. Everywhere we went, we found electrical outlets in which you can also stick standard U.S. two-prong electrical plugs. Easy.…
We were just one hour into our hike along the famed Abel Tasman Coastal Track, one of the nine great walks of New Zealand. And it was tea time. We were familiar with many of…
If I can't take my coffee break, My coffee break, my coffee break . . . If I can't take my coffee break, Gone is the sense of enterprise, All gone, and something within me…