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Category Archives: New Zealand
Antarctic Adventures
Okay, we didn’t really get to Antarctica, either. We did stop in at the International Antarctic Centre, conveniently located right next to the Christchurch airport, just before leaving New Zealand. There was something for everyone. Tom was intrigued by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, family gap year, family travel, New Zealand, round the world, RTW, South Island
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Back to New Zealand for a moment, here…
…. I really hate to be out of the proper chronology, but I stuck these into a folder a while ago and forgot to put them up on a timely basis. (insert Pancake Rocks)
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Tagged family gap year, family travel, Mt Cook, New Zealand, round the world, RTW, South Island, Tasman Glacier
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Southern living…
Some of the unusual wildlife we glimpsed on South Island: For once, we hit the timing right, and happen to be here just after the seals’ calving season… we saw seals all over the place, from boats and national park … Continue reading
Queenstown sports
I can’t honestly say that I appreciated this prior to our arrival, but Queenstown, New Zealand is evidently well known, among a certain community, as a capital of Extreme Sports. The jet boat was apparently invented here. Hang gliders float … Continue reading
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Tagged extreme sports, family gap year, family travel, mini golf, New Zealand, Queenstown, round the world, RTW
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Still shaken…
It’s been two years. We’ve heard a number of people in New Zealand compare the Christchurch earthquakes to Katrina. While there are important differences– most starkly, the sheer number of fatalities — there are dismaying parallels as well. New Orleans … Continue reading
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Tagged Christchurch, container district, earthquake, family gap year, family travel, New Zealand, round the world, RTW
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Rarely glimpsed…
Seth and Barbara have headed back home, sigh. It was great to have them with us.
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Tagged family gap year, family travel, New Zealand, round the world, RTW
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Harvest
Over the last few months, we’ve dragged the kids to vineyards in South Africa, Chile, and most recently in New Zealand. But this is the first time we’ve ever hit the timing right for the harvest. We saw these machines … Continue reading
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Tagged family gap year, family travel, grape harvest, New Zealand, round the world, RTW, vineyards
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Kiwi Kulture
When we strung together our RTW itinerary, it didn’t really dawn on me that we’d go through culture shock en route. We started with a list of places we’d never been and wanted to see; we winnowed that down to … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplative mode, family gap year, family travel, kiwis, New Zealand, round the world, RTW
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Somewhere, over the rainbow…
The best rainbow I’ve ever seen in my life was fifteen+ years ago, as Tom and Emma and I drove up to Maine to attend Tom’s brother’s wedding. That one was also end-to-end; and it was double. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Banks Peninsula, family gap year, family travel, New Zealand, rainbow, round the world, RTW
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Southern Comforts
After our Extreme Adventures on the North Island, it was a relief to pull back the throttle a bit once we made our way South. (Seth: “I’ve always wondered if the reason so many people around the world think New … Continue reading
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Tagged family travel, New Zealand, punting, RTW, South Island, vineyards, Waipura, wine
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