NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 12 Mar 2007 | Views [421]
Have I mentioned how atrocious the sand flies are? worst season they've had since locals can remember. As bad as their bites itch (mostly around feet & ankles), we've determined we're glad they don't buzz like mosquitoes. It's normal for schools ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 29 Dec 2006 | Views [377]
There’s something…integral, primal, refreshing, more natural, uplifting, romantic (can’t quite find the right word)…about clothes/laundry drying on a line, the image of clothes flapping on a sunny day. (though they don’t dry as quickly, esp on rainy ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 15 Dec 2006 | Views [403]
we stopped work @ the vineyard last Sat, did 4 days of WWOOFing at a 750-acre Anne-of-Green-Gables farm (quite tranquil & lovely, really) where we weeded the garden, ate fresh lettuce & milk from the cow, & scrubbed some pool tiles. also, ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 12 Dec 2006 | Views [430]
what an absolute inundation of info about my trip, eh? well, here's some more, this time just Impressions of Auckland/New Zealand AKL, though the largest city in NZ w/ ~ 1 million people, is still extremely casual. In fact, you can't even tell the ... Read more >
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