Jul 1
Category: Travel
Jun 17
In what do I delight?
As I’ve begun to settle into my new life in Denver, CO, I’ve been trying to be deliberate about meeting people, experiencing new things, and going to places and events that are sometimes outside my comfort zone. I’m not sure if it is really working, as I would say the end goal would be to…
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Apr 30
My Adventure comes to an end…
Days 175-176 (Wed Feb 13th – Thur Feb 14th) Wednesday and Thursday were long travel days as I flew back to Wellington from Los Angeles. I picked up Tuatoru from airport parking and drove north to Taupo. As I got to Taupo, I heard about an Art Deco festival in Napier. Napier is a 2…
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Apr 29
Disneyland! 4 days in the Magic Kingdom
Day 170 (Friday Feb 8th) Last year, my parents sold a property owned by my grandfather who passed away almost 3 years ago. One of the things they did with the money was to pay for all of the children and grandchildren to go to Disneyland. For my nephew and nieces, it would their first…
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Apr 25
North Island NZ in 2 weeks
Days 157-159 (Fri Jan 25th – Sun Jan 27th) Friday found me flying back to Christchurch, NZ by way of Melbourne. I didn’t have any trouble with the flights, and soon I was picking up Tuatoru (my car). Saturday I spent in Christchurch, seeing a few of the friends I had made while I was…
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Apr 24
Recommendations #20 and #24 complete
I uploaded two additional recommendations to my website today. That means there are only 7 recommendations remaining! Both of these books I highly recommend, so check out their pages below. They also have some good songs at the bottom of each page. The picture for this post is from my Phoenix trip last month. I…
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Apr 23
My week in the Great Barrier Reef
Day 149 (Thursday Jan 17th) We wouldn’t depart until the evening, but after checking in, I was able to go to some of the scuba shops in town to get some last-minute gear. The water temperature was very warm, so my 2mm shorty wetsuit would have sufficed for temperature. However, to guard against jellyfish stings…
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Apr 18
The First 16 days of 2019
Day 133 (Tuesday January 1st) New Years Day 2019 in Sydney! I had a ton of fun at Celebration but I ended up staying up way too late to avoid the crowds who all headed home after the fireworks. And so, I took it easy on January 1st. I also hung out with Cebil &…
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Mar 17
The Last 13 days of 2018
Day 120 (Wednesday Dec 19) Arriving in Sydney, I first went to my Airbnb in Elizabeth Bay. Situated within walking distance of downtown, the opera house, and Oxford Street (the LGBT area of town), it was a perfect homebase for me as I prepared for grad school applications and ended 2018. My Airbnb wasn’t perfect,…
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Jan 17
Bendigo – Days 115 to 119
Day 115 (Friday Dec 14) Liam and Marilyn Chambers welcomed me in to Bendigo and they helped me check off recommendation #15 – The Holiday. Here is what I wrote about it in my journal, and I’ll provide the link to the recommendation page that I wrote up a few days ago. “We watched The…
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