i can’t believe that it’s been two months since i arrived in new zealand! how time has flown. from adventures on bicycles to a cross-volcano hike to wine tasting in the wairarapa… i’ve had a great few months in and around wellington. but now, it’s time to head north. i left monday on a road…
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five cups of coffee in wellington
If you haven’t picked up on it, I am a caffeine addict. I love my coffee. I love cafes. I have been drawn to them ever since I sat at the Dose with my best girlfriends in high school and college, dissecting every inch of our lives. I moved on to Kofenya, in Oxford, Ohio…
a bicycle tour of wellington
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)….
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…
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…
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…
wellington: the red rocks walkway and sinclair head
it was a gorgeous day in wellington – so much so that the prospect of sitting inside and writing wasn’t appealing at all. so i threw my hiking shoes on and headed out the door and down happy valley road to owhiro bay and the red rocks walkway. i came out of happy valley…
happy thanksgiving!
happy thanksgiving from wellington! enjoy your turkey!