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Month: July 2019

Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Queenstown, New Zealand

'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.'-J.R.R. Tolkien Let me start off by saying that Queenstown and the surrounding area is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It is …

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Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Te Puia

'My friends, this is the essence of life'-Maori Proverb My last stop of the day was to Te Puia, a Maori cultural center in Rotura (about two hours from Auckland). Between this and the Waitomo caves, I was able to get a sense of the Maori culture and how intrinsic it is in New Zealand. …

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Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Adventures Down Under: The Agrodome (New Zealand)

'[She] knew that little ideas that tickled, and nagged, and refused to go away should never be ignored, for in them lie the seeds of destiny.'-Babe Welcome to the AGRODOME!!! Sorry, whenever I say the name in my head, I think of Mad Max. This place is much less aggressive! It started out as a …

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Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Waitomo Glowworm Caves

'Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.'-H.D. Thoreau On my first full day in New Zealand, I left Auckland and headed to the wilderness. My introduction to the most stunning things I will ever see was the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. It was an additional excursion and was a no-brainer. It is …

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Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

Adventures Down Under: Auckland, New Zealand

After about a million hours of air travel, I finally arrived in Auckland. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the city for very long...something that will be fixed next time I come because the area is beautiful and as someone has pointed out (repeatedly), I did not go to Hobbiton. I arrived and my shuttle took me …

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