Ten scariest runways
Travel + Leisure magazine has an article in this month’s issue (and online) about some of the scariest runways in the world, including pictures and...
New Zealand Trip
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Defacing the glacier
Back in December we hiked on Franz Joseph Glacier. Apparently a German tourist wasn’t satisfied with the normal options for visiting the site, so he...
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By the numbers
I’ve started reflecting on some of the numbers associated with the New Zealand trip – and they are rather astounding, at least to me. We...
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Dining Down Under
As was written in one of the guidebooks, the food isn’t great, but at least it is expensive. I think this is a bit of...
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One. Lane. Bridge.
With about 1400 kilometers under our belts in the past 10 days (~900 miles), I’ve spent a certain amount of time behind the wheel driving...
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We climbed a glacier today
And it was phenomenal! We spent a full day on Franz Joseph glacier with Franz Joseph Glacier Guides, with about 7 hours of time on...
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“Lake View” doesn’t really always mean that
Some posts are going to be a bit out of order for a while since internet access is intermittent here and half the time I’m...
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Scattered Showers
Sitting in the Koru Club at the domestic terminal of the Auckland airport right now and I have to say that this is definitely the...
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The first 12 hours weren’t so bad
I suppose it depends on which 12 hours you’re looking at. Our day started at 6am EST with a wakeup and ride to Newark to...