I don’t have much to say about Dunedin itself. It was a city. Had a museum. You know. My hostel, Chalet Lodge or house or what have you, was quite nice. No bunks, only five beds in the room (and it was quiet, so I only had one roommate per night), AND they did my […]
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In lieu of my usual thrilling stories here are some things I’ve noticed about New Zealand. 1. If you’re just wandering around a shop you’re not browsing, you’re “having a browse.” 2. Apparently I am very obviously a tourist, though twice I’ve been mistaken for being British. 3. Construction workers often wear shorts. Sometimes rather
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So. Auckland. Right. It’s big. Big enough that it’s really not so good for the walking dedicated (okay, fine, bus-phobic) like me. I’ve managed to wander around the same stuff for the past four days, and I’ve come to some conclusion about this section of central Auckland. It’s not a particularly attractive city. It doesn’t
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How on earth is it December already? Good gravy. I have a free piece of advice for you. If you’re planning to go to Europe and cook while you’re there you should either 1. leave all of your recipes behind and forget you ever had them, or 2. bring a good metric conversion chart, plus
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