New Zealand Finale – Land of the Sheep
For all snapshots of the South Island Finale – click here! To view all of my New Zealand Photographs – click here! My last days in New Zealand and I feel as if I was looking through a kaliedoscope for...
View ArticleEarthquake News in Christchurch New Zealand
BBC reports on the earthquake which struck Christchurch New Zealand in the South Island today. From the piece, this is what we learn. Multiple fatalities have been reported after a powerful...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Fascinating Ellerslie International Flower Show
The 2012 Ellerslie International Flower Show will be held March 7 through 11, 2012, in North Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. Following cancellation of the 2011 Show after the 22 February...
View ArticleRugby World Cup: Is It All Over For Christchurch?
If you have been frequenting the living these past few weeks, you will have some idea that things in Christchurch are not quite as they were. Such may be understating developments post the September...
View ArticleKia Ora: Remembering the Christchurch Earthquake
Kia Ora (pronounced as one word – Keyora) literally translates to “be well”, or “be healthy.” It is a traditional Māori greeting that today is widely used much like a Hi, Hello, Welcome, or G’Day. Kia...
View ArticleThe Charming Town of Christchurch in Dorset England
Every person and their dog has been to Stonehenge, Trafy’s Q, Old Trafford and Buckingham Palace etcetera and we know a lot about them. There’s beauty in pretty England in the least likely places....
View ArticleEarthquake News in Christchurch New Zealand
BBC reports on the earthquake which struck Christchurch New Zealand in the South Island today. From the piece, this is what we learn. Multiple fatalities have been reported after a powerful...
View ArticleExquisite & Amazing Christchurch
As I drove away from Punakaiki and New Zealand’s wet West Coast Monday morning, things to do in Christchurch were bouncing around my head, at least ostensibly. But a larger truth loomed over my...
View ArticleNew Zealand Travel Planning Guide
I hate to start on a negative note, but I’ll be honest: I doubt you will be able to visit New Zealand in 2021. At least not if you plan to enter as a tourist, ..... The post New Zealand Travel Planning...
View ArticleTrip Planning in 2021: New Zealand
My last New Zealand road trip feels a million years in the past, even though it ended about 13 months ago, as of the time I’m writing this. On one level, this is wholly ..... The post Trip Planning...
View ArticleFrom Christchurch to Queenstown & Beyond
It’s going to be a while before some of us can enjoy a Christchurch to Queenstown road trip again. New Zealand’s border is closed to foreign travelers, a fact that doesn’t look poised to change until...
View ArticleWhen to Travel to New Zealand Post-Covid
When will New Zealand open to tourists? I’ve asked myself this question often over the past 18 months—and unfortunately, I still don’t really know the answer. If we still lived in a common sense world,...
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