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nzjosh

Age:

Gender:

Male

Travel status:

Traveling now

Hometown:

Hamilton, New Zealand

Currently in:

Perth, Australia

Expert North Island, New Zealand

I grew up in the centre-north of N.Z. near the wild(er than the east) west coast and spent a lot of time outdoors playing in the waves, caves, hot springs, rivers and bush. Basically if you go to NZ you go to party with nature cause she's up for it there. Just like you'd go to Berlin for a dance or France for great big platters of cheese and wotnot. ENJOWY!

Traveling Next:

Ireland/Borneo

Favorite places I've been:

Treasure Beach-Jamaica, Yanuca Island-Fiji, popoyo-Nicaragua, Taghazoute-Morocco, Bali-Indo, Egypt, Siargao Island-Philippines, Coastal Ireland, Scotland Highlands, Maui

Places I want to go to:

Mentawai Islands, Tahiti, Madagascar

About me:

Hello there!

I was born at the bottom of six generations of kiwis. Mum's side come from the mutineering Cornish boy Fletcher Christian; dads side also from Cornwall but not quite as celebrated as mums.

I have the word 'kiwi' tattoed over my right ankle with the first 'i' being the north island and the second 'i' the south. I was in Biarritz after the All Blacks got knocked out (again) of the 2007 World Cup and this was my way of showing support.

Love being away from work. Can't stand offices anymore - souless, spiritless, fluorescent evil empires of creativity-sucking blackness... Laid off from work (bad attitude?) so am looking for a new direction.

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/nzjosh

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I'm fired up on:

Creation. Truth. New hobbies & improving old ones. Life.

Tunes I rock out to:

Reggae, funk, old blues, heavy rock, punk, soul, world, classical

Travel style:

Slowly, submerged, active

Quote:

When i finally find the means to an end, someone moves the ends

Sports I do:

Surfing, but i'll play anything to avoid the mozzies

Favorite artist(s):

nature

Favorite books:

The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman (HST letters)

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Easy-going folk with their own special convictions

I want to make a difference by:

avoiding the 10-cent haggle

Languages spoken, other than English:

Body, (small bit of ) Spanish, (tiny bit of) French

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

hanging out with the locals, playing music, surfing, cooking, smoking and drinking and laughing....

Why I travel:

To unwind and reconnect

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

Anywhere the sunrise doesn't appear above a concrete structure

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Sitting atop oceanic cliffs (Playa Madera, Nicaragua during forest fire activity!)

Before I die I'd like to:

keep living

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by sophialove | 2009/06/18

Hello
My
name is Sophia,i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like to know you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my
picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address( ) I believe we can move from here I am waiting.
(Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life)
Thanks
Sophia

by halamen | 2009/05/25

Hey Josh,

You've been featured as a destination expert on Matador Trips! Check out the post here: http://matadortrips.com/meet-an-expert-north-island-new-zealand/.

Thanks for all you do in the community,

- Hal

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by Insolent Minx (not verified) | 2009/05/10

Is Perth a good city to live in Western Australia? What is the climate? Is it a good place to work? :0) Thanks.

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Top 3 Dublin beer gardens

By nzjosh | Location: Ireland | 08/24/07 | Pics: 0

Whittling down the 1000-odd pubs in Dublin to just 3 is a bit like choosing the winner of Miss World, even though you haven't been inside all of them you just know they're good...so here's a summer selection to get you off on the right pint:

The Beggars Bush (Jack Ryans) - One of the best, and...

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El Salvador: Surfing in the land of jewels

By nzjosh | Location: El Salvador | 08/22/07 | Pics: 9

We weren't well prepared for the world outside Comalapa International Airport. Making our way to the taxi was spent intently rehearsing and assembling the few Spanish words we knew into a coherent greeting to the driver. Two ‘hola’s’ in unison got a knowing response followed by 'la playa...

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