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20 Weeks and 600 Miles: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

20 Weeks and 600 Miles: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

It’s been a little more than five months since we landed back in Colorado after an unplanned early exit from […]

September 7, 2020
Sightseeing in Kaikoura: Giant Albatross and Tiny Dolphins

Sightseeing in Kaikoura: Giant Albatross and Tiny Dolphins

I regret not spending more time in Kaikoura. My new rule of thumb for planning future trips is to come […]

June 19, 2020
Getting High in New Zealand: No Mind-Altering Drugs Required

Getting High in New Zealand: No Mind-Altering Drugs Required

High in altitude and high on natural beauty! We love big mountains. After all, our home in Colorado is just […]

June 9, 2020
More Rocks, More Penguins, and . . . Steampunk?

More Rocks, More Penguins, and . . . Steampunk?

Did you know that Oamaru, New Zealand (population 14,000) is the self-proclaimed ‘Steampunk Capital of the World?’ Do you even […]

May 29, 2020
Penguins, a Colorful Beach, and Glimpses of Dunedin

Penguins, a Colorful Beach, and Glimpses of Dunedin

One can’t be angry when one looks at a penguin! (John Ruskin, English art critic, 1819-1900) The Otago Peninsula on […]

May 17, 2020
Our Amazing Day in the Catlins Was All About the Journey

Our Amazing Day in the Catlins Was All About the Journey

Our New Zealand routine generally followed a pattern – after spending a few days exploring one terrific locale, we moved […]

May 6, 2020
Southland: Rare Birds and a Slice of Kiwiana

Southland: Rare Birds and a Slice of Kiwiana

Birders love New Zealand, and Rakiura National Park/Ulva Island is a premier destination – teeming with endemic and native birds, […]

April 25, 2020
The Magical Sounds of Fiordland National Park

The Magical Sounds of Fiordland National Park

There are 14 sounds in southwest New Zealand, although technically they are fiords, since they were carved by glaciers. All […]

April 9, 2020
Grounded and Self-Quarantining . . .

Grounded and Self-Quarantining . . .

. . . but healthy, as far as we know. Our 3-month trip to New Zealand ended prematurely and abruptly […]

April 5, 2020
From Rain Forest to Sunshine: Haast to Queenstown

From Rain Forest to Sunshine: Haast to Queenstown

Six cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand (so far) and a precipitous decline in tourism that began on February 3 […]

March 14, 2020
Over the Mountains and Along the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island

Over the Mountains and Along the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island

In the U.S., it takes (at least) five days to drive 2,900 miles from New York on the east coast […]

March 9, 2020
Christchurch: Nine Years After the Big One

Christchurch: Nine Years After the Big One

In February 2011, 185 people lost their lives in a major earthquake that left much of downtown Christchurch in ruins […]

February 29, 2020

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