Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: Nevis Bungy 134m

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Snowboarding Cardrona

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queenstown

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Flight to the south island

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bungy Taupo

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

frightening toilets, WWOOFing

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [418]

we stopped work @ the vineyard last Sat, did 4 days of WWOOFing at a 750-acre Anne-of-Green-Gables farm (quite tranquil & lovely, really) where we weeded the garden, ate fresh lettuce & milk from the cow, & scrubbed some pool tiles. also, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Quotes

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [369]

ok, ok, this is getting out of control, but it's my journal, too!  and, now that you've read about the cast of characters, perhaps this will make more sense. I like to be on top of anything.  --Doster It was too clean for me.  --Allan, fellow hostel ... Read more >

Tags: People

impressions of AKL/NZ

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [465]

what an absolute inundation of info about my trip, eh?  well, here's some more, this time just Impressions of Auckland/New Zealand AKL, though the largest city in NZ w/ ~ 1 million people, is still extremely casual.  In fact, you can't even tell the ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

cast of characters

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [457]

here's a bit about the people we've run into thus far. Gary--a "special" (so described by Chinese/incognito lady, who claims the Chinese should not be judged by him) Chinese guy who insists on feeding us & who has quite set old-school, ... Read more >

Tags: People

vegemite

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [355]

oh, God, I tried vegemite for the first time this morning, it was disgusting!  I'd thought for sure that people were just exaggerating that the stuff was nasty, thinking, it might be a good alternative for all the peanut butter Liz & I've been eating, ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

of wineries & Chinese BBQ

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [437]

Hello, one & all! How goes it in the U.S.?  it's hard for me to think of everyone @ home in the Christmas season, gearing up in winter, snow, boots, all that stuff.  Instead, I'm in springtime, w/ erratic weather patterns, & very little Christmas-... Read more >

Tags: Work

Almost ready to go

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 | By chris-nz | Views [386]

Everything is (almost) packed and ready to go. Butterflies starting to gather in the pit of my stomach. Appetite is non-existent. Feels like I am about to sit a big exam, which in some ways I am. Leaving for the airport in five hours. Next stop Los Angeles.... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Opossum Pete's Peter Heater

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 | By egdoster | Views [1142]

obviously, there is always much to talk about when you've been traveling; I'll have to limit myself, since the library is about to close, thus booting me off the interet (unlike in the U.S., you have to pay to use the internet @ the library, in NZ, along ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

details about me

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 | By egdoster | Views [348]

this is originally a document that I sent to the other Liz, before we left for NZ, just to let her know a bit more about me, since, as i've said, we hadn't seen each other in 10 years!  However, she wasn't originally able to open the document; based ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

safe arrival, minus the PBJ

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 | By egdoster | Views [379]

We've made it! can't believe it, we're actually in New Zealand, though in some ways, doesn't really feel like it, esp b/c both Liz & I have done a lot of work w/ internationals before, & we're surrounded by Starbucks & McDonalds, even Dunkin' ... Read more >

Tags: Airports