Cleared for Departure
Next Trip: Singapore & Australia, Fall 2026
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Um … Is This Thing On?
Hello! And welcome to another trip. Continue …
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And Now, The End is Near
Well … our time together has come to an end. Together we flew 19,000 miles on 7 planes. (The Earth is 24,901 miles in circumference.) We drove 1,410 kilometers, not including the quad biking. We rode on 9 boats. We hiked 33 kilometers and ascended roughly 2,000 meters while doing so. I took over 1,500 pictures, and have culled… Continue …
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Something’s Fishy
Welcome to Auckland, home to 25% of New Zealand’s population. A lot goes on here, and has been for many years. Continue …
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Sulfur & The Sky Tower
The smell of sulfur from Rotorua is persistent and follows us to Auckland, where we walk through a city that feels vaguely familiar. Continue …
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Smells Like Burning
Welcome to Hell’s Gate Thermal Wonderland, a place to bathe in warm diesel fuel for a fee. Continue …
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A Long Walk
It is unclear to me why I thought a 20 kilometer walk, seriously uphill, on volcanoes, was a good idea. Continue …
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Quad Biking & Sore Rumps
Today we went quad-biking , exhilarating but crazy dangerous. Only in NZ would you even find this type of tour. Continue …
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A Day at the Theme Park
Imagine a world where 80% of the population has died or vanished. A group of survivors decide to create a realistic downtown theme park, a homage to how things were before the Event. Let’s call this theme park Wellington. Continue …
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Wellington
A tour of Te Papa and the “arts” of Wellington. Continue …
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Wagons … NORTH!
To Wellington! Continue …
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