WHAT? A CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FOREST IN NEW ZEALAND?

I have been a docent in Big Basin Redwood State Park, California’s oldest, for 10 years....

Huka Falls Jet Boat Ride

I did a Jet Boat ride on the Rogue River in Oregon a couple years back with a good friend. It was...

The Best Day Hike in New Zealand

I confess, I am at least a month behind in posting my myriad adventures in the beautiful land of...

DOUBTFUL SOUND, DAYS 2.5 to 3

Dateline:  Deep Cove When I was hanging out in Te Anau before and right after my Milford Sound...

DOUBTFUL SOUND, DAY 2

Day Two on the Navigator I awake early and peek out the port hole by my bunk.  By dawns light I...

DOUBTFUL SOUND

Doubtful Sound, Fiordland   Doubtful Sound is remote and deep in the heart of Fiordland, a...

RUGBY!

New Zealand Loves Rugby   During my recent stay in Dunedin I had the opportunity to see a...

MOUNT COOK, NEW ZEALAND

The Road to Mount Cook View Larger Map At 3,755m (12,320 ft) Mt. Cook is the highest peak in...

Milford Sound

MILFORD SOUND, NEW ZEALAND There is a reason why Milford Sound receives over 500,000 visitors a...

Welcome to Auckland or this is definitely not Latin America

Following my arrival in Auckland, I traveled 10 minutes south to the home of my CouchSurfing host...

Flying Air Tahiti Nui to New Zealand

I was fortunate to have enough AAdvantage miles to get a free, well $14.10 in taxes, business class...

CELEBRATING THE INCA FESTIVAL OF THE SUN AT SEXY WOMAN

INTI RAYMI   During the reign of the Inca Empire, the Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun was...

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WHAT? A CALIFORNIA REDWOOD FOREST IN NEW ZEALAND?

May 13, 2012

I have been a docent in Big Basin Redwood State Park, California’s oldest, for 10 years....

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Huka Falls Jet Boat Ride

May 11, 2012

I did a Jet Boat ride on the Rogue River in Oregon a couple years back with a good friend. It was...

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The Best Day Hike in New Zealand

May 10, 2012

I confess, I am at least a month behind in posting my myriad adventures in the beautiful land of...

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DOUBTFUL SOUND, DAYS 2.5 to 3

April 24, 2012

Dateline:  Deep Cove When I was hanging out in Te Anau before and right after my Milford Sound...

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