I took off…..a while ago from Taupo and decided to head to Wellington, which ended up being my longest travel day thus far. Most the towns are nice and close and travel days have not been more than two hours in the car. It’s nice because it doesn’t take up a day, you can arrive […]

October 26, 2005  Hi Everybody, Just wanted to write a quick note and let everyone know how I’m doing. It’s been nearly a month since I left the States and came to New Zealand. So much has happened between now and then I don’t know where to begin really…… Then I first arrived in the […]

I’m feeling better and have been in Taupo for nearly a week. I’m getting caught up on a few things and figuring out where I’m headed next. It looks to be Wellington at this point where I will crossover on a ferry to the South Island. I hope to have about a month down there […]

Red Woods – This was a descent hike with the highlight being able to view the Whakawhara thermal park from above. It also takes you through a large forest of California Redwood Trees, which were introduced nearly a hundred years ago, but don’t grow to their enormous size as they do back in the States. […]

I recieved this email recently and thought I’d share incase anyone was having problems…. “So, funny story for you. You know how we would always joke that stuff didn’t work and then just having you walk into the office would miraculously fix everything. Well, I’ve got one better than that. Our printer has been on […]

October 16, 2005  In my new set of wheels I set off again from Orewa this time heading South to a little village called Waitomo where I spent a few days. For being so little it had a lot to offer and see. I was a bit of an idiot in the Peri Peri Caves, […]

I’ve managed to get some of my pictures uploaded into the gallery. So be sure to check out that and the 360 gallery as well because there’s some nice virutal tours of Harurua Falls trail and the Bay of Islands. Cheers!

…than cruising down Highway 1 listening to TLC in a new set of wheels…Life is good. =) Especially when you got a ’91 Toyota Corolla to roll in.

Back in the greater Auckland area again. Had a nice trip up North to the Bay of Islands where the weather was a bit nice. I came to know quite a few other travelers passing through the area, but as all things come to an end we went our separate ways. I might meet up […]

…..A towel. Of all the things to forget I guess a towel isn’t all that bad. And since the hostel has a surplus of paper towels it’s not that big of deal. =)