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Lake Taupo and Other North Island Wonders
This is the third full day of the March 2025 Adventures Abroad New Zealand tour and if it’s anything as action packed as yesterday’s Maori themed events, it will be something to remember. We will be travelling from Rotorua through the most volcanic area of the country on a portion of the Thermal Explorer Highway […]
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A Maori Welcome – Glowworms, Geysers & More
It is the second full day of the March 2025 Adventures Abroad tour of New Zealand led by our friend Chris Tripodi, the world’s cheeriest guide. On the first day we explored New Zealand’s dynamic metropolis Auckland, visiting a number of different neighbourhoods, climbing Mount Eden to view the city from its highest point and […]
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Cape Reinga and Waipuoa Forest
This is my fourth and final post from New Zealand’s amazing Northland Peninsula, an area usually overlooked by international tourists, to their detriment as I explained in this post from the Bay of Islands. For Canadians and Nova Scotians in particular, the town of Waipu, founded by Scots from New Scotland, should be a must […]
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Bay of Islands – Exploring New Zealand’s Northland
In this post Alison and I are going to explore a small part of the very northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, an area called, not surprisingly, just Northland. I have already put up two posts from Northland, one on the Nova Scotian founded settlement of Waipu and another on the Top […]
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Auckland – New Zealand’s Oceanic Metropolis
Almost 40% of all the people in New Zealand live in the Auckland metro area, making it one of the most dominant cities vis a vis the country as a whole and the city next in line, of any country in the world. Christchurch, the second largest city at just under 400,000 is less than 25% […]
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Kauri Cliffs Hole by Hole
In my last post from New Zealand Alison and I visited the small town of Waipu which was founded by Nova Scotians almost 175 years ago. In this post we’ll make another Nova Scotia/New Zealand connection as we play the amazing Kauri Cliffs golf course to see how it compares with our own Cabot Cliffs, […]
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Waipu – Nova Scotia’s New Zealand Connection
In my first post from New Zealand I gave a number of reasons why, in visiting this amazing country for the first time, I recommended travelling with Canadian tour company Adventures Abroad. At the same time, I suggested that this was a country that was quite amenable to exploring on one’s own which is exactly […]
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New Zealand with Adventures Abroad
Alison and I just returned from five weeks in New Zealand and we both agree that it may very well be the nicest country we have ever had the privilege of setting foot in. The combination of the fantastic scenery, the genuinely friendly people including the Maori culture, the unique wildlife, the great food and […]
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Chicago River Cruise – Architecture Abounds
This is my final post from the November 2024 road trip to Arizona and back and the way things are going in MAGA land, maybe the last ever from there. In the previous two posts we visited Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis and then Abraham Lincoln’s home and tomb in Springfield, Illinois. After […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz