When I first made the decision to come down to New Zealand, one of the first things on my list was “get a bike,” but after arriving in Wellington, I decided that was pretty much out of the question since this city is built on rocks and rolls (ok, terrible pun, sorry I’m not sorry)….
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travel essay: the tongariro alpine crossing
I awoke in the grey pre-dawn to a sky full of clouds and my spirits dampened just like the deck outside. I felt sure that my hike was going to be drab and dreary, full of wind and chills. Across the road, the lake sat still and quiet like the clouds above. The hills across…
in photos: the tongariro alpine crossing
Best viewed in conjunction with this travel essay on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
beachcombing the kapiti coast
Sometimes, when life hands you a sour lemon, you decide to get outta town. Mix in some salt water and you can make a pretty tasty lemonade with just about anything. That was my day on the Kapiti Coast. I’d been pretty low key all weekend and kind of bored… what I needed was a…
i’m going on an adventure!
with any luck, tomorrow i’ll be hiking the tongariro crossing, an active volcano and earthquake zone in the central part of the north island (hi mom!). i’m heading to taupo and meeting up with a few people. we have to keep an eye on the weather and keep your fingers crossed for us – we…
wellington: te papa tongarewa: a guided tour
i’ve had the pleasure of visiting te papa tongarewa, the national museum of new zealand, twice now. the first time was one rainy, cold day in my first week in town, and i went solely for the gallipoli exhibition. the next time was a week later, when i went in to meet a connection via…
from sketch to screen: a dreamworks exhibition
**a Te Papa exhibition** I received a surprise email two weeks ago from Bryn, over at Te Papa, inviting me to a tourism industry night at the Dreamworks: Journey from Sketch to Screen exhibition. I eagerly responded with the affirmative and counted down the days. {visitors read the character description} I love animated movies. Mary…
friday wrap up: wellington tilt shift
a friend posted this to our group facebook page and i loved it too much not to share it here too. tilt shift photography is the art of taking photos or video from a high angle to make everything appear in miniature. it’s several years old, but wellington looks very much the same now… except…
the real deal on moving to another country: the basics
new zealand marks the second country i have packed up and moved to, and i’m here to tell you that it’s not as black and white as it looks. i had this discussion at dinner one night with another expat/transient and we agreed that unless you’ve actually done it, you really have no clue what…
wellington: te papa: gallipoli, the scale of our war
i’ve had the pleasure of visiting te papa tongarewa, the national museum of new zealand, twice now. the first time was one rainy, cold day in my first week in town, and i went solely for the gallipoli exhibition. the next time was a week later, when i went in to meet a connection via…