April 16, 2013 in Inspiration, Mexico, North America, Travelogue
I was thirteen the first time I set foot in Mexico City. In my memory the city smells like fresh popcorn, tastes like cotton candy and is irrevocably tied to […]
April 14, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The only way to travel the length of the Taieri Gorge is by train. Well, I suppose one could hike, but that would take far longer than an afternoon. The […]
April 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
It should be noted that, while “the largest food market in the Southern Hemisphere” sounds impressive, it is, in fact, about half the size of the farmer’s market in Bloomington, […]
April 11, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Sometimes, you just stumble on something weird. Today was that day. Oamaru is yet another postcard perfect New Zealand town with cute Victorian houses on every corner and a bustling […]
April 8, 2013 in Inspiration
A couple of weeks ago I asked what readers would like me to write about and we got a few questions, several of them centered around healthcare and what we […]
April 7, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I didn’t climb all the way to the summit of Purple Peak. I climbed to the saddle, hopped the fence and started up, plodding along behind the boys who charged […]
April 7, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
If you were to send your five year old out into the front yard armed with three jumbo bags of cotton balls and the instruction to distribute them evenly across […]
April 4, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The rain has let up and the sun is beginning to set behind the mountains above us, turning the clouds over the steel grey sea every shade of pink and […]
April 2, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
There is an eerie fog hanging between the mountains that leap out of the sea, creating the fjords that welcome us to the South Island on New Zealand. The hard […]
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