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Baking Italiano-style In Kaiwaka. (Where?)Kaiwaka in Northland, a village of some 537 souls (according to the 2006 Census), sits astride State Highway 1, 20 clicks north of Wellsford. It’s not what you’d call the cuisine capital of the country, but it does have one seriously redeeming gastronomical saving grace: La... |
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The Wairarapa is such a cool placeTook a trip last month from Wellington through Napier and Taupo on my way home to Auckland. Made me realise what an under-rated destination the Wairarapa region is. To start with it's physically beautiful - soft, gently rolling grassy downlands; the main road meanders easily along the... |
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Home away from homeI recognized those patches of greens in every shade as we approached. I’d flown this route for six years before succumbing to my yearning for an urban jungle. The rental car was picked up in 15 minutes after landing and grabbing checked luggage en route. Construction at every turn served as... |
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The first letter from New ZealandHello! (I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE ARE NO SPACES BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS, SORRY!)About a month ago I boarded a flight out of Los Angeles heading west. I spent my last American dollars buying duty free vodka. I ate a dry sandwich on the plane. I had a stopover in Sydney. I woke up in Utopia. |
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The Road AgainMy plan for the moment is to stay here in Maine, work and write, save up some money and collect clips. I'll probably stay here into the fall, but I can't help but think about where I'll be going next. I was thinking about moving to New York and finding a real job, but I'm also thinking... |
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FINAL INSTALLMENT of LEAH LUGS CRAP AROUND THE WORLD!LEAH LUGS CRAP AROUND THE WORLD THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Weeks 44- 52- Prehistoric Birds and Drunk Oy Gevolts in Australia; Gigantic Ice Cubes and Drunk Irish Paddling Pools in New Zealand; Howling Winds and George Dubya Bush Drunk on Kava in the remote Fijian Islands; and Dealing With Big Intrusive... |
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New Zealand in 5 days and counting!All of my preparation and planning is completed and the big day is approaching. Aside from the big events (bungee jumping etc.) I found a lot of useful stuff on http://www.newzeal-and.co.uk about other things going on around New Zealand. I will update when I am out there as to what was a good idea and... |
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Why New Zealand Cops are the Best in the World:(This has nothing to do with their marksmanship, as their weapon of choice is an enlarged Maglite). (Another unimportant piece of info: this took place a few years ago, so they may use Taser guns now.) When I was road tripping the South Island with 7 friends in a 10 person blue van, we arrived on... |
