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Far from California with no end in sight. Craving real tacos, but no one gets them right. Driving through Queenstown and what do we see? Some pinche gueros selling tacos- how good could they be? “We’ll take four veggie, two…
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Setting the $500 on fire would have been a better use of our money. Or so I bitterly thought to myself after we picked our car up from the mechanic. Repairs to our 1996 Nissan Bluebird had cost us all…
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We were nauseous and distraught before we ever had a chance to glimpse the famous ‘rock flour’ water. The day before we arrived in Lake Tekpao, two young boys had lost their lives in the cold, neon, otherworldly blue we…
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We had every intention of camping in Akaroa but after spending a couple freezing, rainy nights in our tent in Christchurch we decided to treat ourselves to a standard cabin at the local Top 10. The cabin had a TV and…
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Feeling embolden by our brush with death just 24 hour before, we set out to explore the rest of the painterly and provincial Banks Peninsula. A roundtrip route starting in Akaroa, driving up and along Summit Rd, and back down…
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A french girl moans. “Oh Jesus,” I yell. “Oh Jesus holy shit. A cow!” Then she groans. “I see the cow!” he replies loudly. Our car, a 1996 Nissan Bluebird, slides backwards and to the left. I grip the armrest…
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After a long day of tasting Waipara Valley wines, the retired train cars at Waipara Sleepers were a great place to rest our pickled heads.
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Just when you think it’s spring, it snows on your face.
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Kikorangi means ‘sky blue’ in Māori and the Kaikoura coast is great place to see it reflected from above and below.
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Harvest: If you know what day it is, you’re not working hard enough.
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him: I followed her home to Napa Valley,
and fell in love with wine.
her: I love a big glass of wine, a good trip, and him.
