Category Archives: New Zealand
Last visit to the Wairarapa
Last weekend we paid a final visit to our favorite place in New Zealand: the Wairarapa. To mix things up a little, we stayed in Martinborough at the Martinborough Hotel. We usually stay in Greytown at the Greytown Hotel which is … Continue reading
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The Horror
I am not a big fan of musicals. I used to love them when I was a kid, but somewhere along the way the thought of someone spontaneously bursting into song began to make my skin crawl. So, when the … Continue reading
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The post where I alienate 90% of my reader-base (9 readers out of a base of 10) by talking about fishing
The main reason we moved to New Zealand for 6 months was to fly-fish. You wouldn’t know it from the majority of my posts about New Zealand, but we’ve been doing a serious amount of fishing since we arrived. While … Continue reading
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New Zealand, my heart hearts you
Movie theaters here don’t serve butter with their popcorn. I don’t know why I’m sharing this with you, other than that it really shocked me when I realized it. The first and last time I tried asking for it, the checkout … Continue reading
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OnTrays, Petone
Even though we tried lots of delicious food this weekend, our greatest food-find was not at the food show but at a little international market called OnTrays in Petone. About a month ago, I had the best cheese I’ve ever tasted … Continue reading
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The Wellington Food Show
The Food Show was awesome. For $25 we drank and ate to our heart’s content. My solo experience on Friday was a little better than my second time around Saturday afternoon with the Southerner. If I went back, I would … Continue reading
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Things I miss from the States
1. Going to a restaurant where the soup of the day is not pumpkin-inspired. Why even bother to have a soup of the day when every day at every restaurant in New Zealand is PUMPKIN SOUP DAY? The Southerner asked … Continue reading
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Rotorua, Part II
On Cinco de Mayo we went to the best bar ever, Voodoo Joe’s. The owner and his staff went out of their way to show us a good time, plying us with free shots all night, and keeping a steady stream … Continue reading
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Rotorua, North Island, Part I
I recently got back from a 6 day trip to Rotorua with the Southerner, his mom, and her boyfriend. I’ve been wanting to visit Rotorua since we arrived in New Zealand back in January and it did not disappoint. We … Continue reading
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Gearing up for winter
Our landlords were kind enough to have a load of wood delivered to our driveway. I was going to start hauling it up the stairs and stacking it against our front door. However, on his way out to work this morning the … Continue reading
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Queen of the Savages 