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The End of an Era
And with that, the New Zealand season has come to an end. I’m on a bonus travel journey as I make my way home, traveling first for two weeks to Thailand, Bali, and Singapore. Then, I’ll make my return back to the states by spending a week in Hawaii before hopping a plane back to
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The Final Stretch
Apparently, living in a van isn’t exactly conducive to writing regularly. Oops! There have been so many adventures since I’ve hit the road that I hardly knew where to start until they were all over. The past two months or so have seen me enter the South Island and complete an entire tour of the
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On the Road Again
Well, friends, my farming days are officially behind me. While I’m happy to have tried it and gotten such a unique New Zealand experience, I don’t quite feel a pull to pursue the field any further. And during the duration of my time in New Zealand, I don’t think I’ll find myself mourning the loss
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Wine and (A Lack of) Dine
My family’s favorite wine has been a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc for years now. Whenever I go to Fine Wine & Good Spirits back home, those are the wines I stock up on, opting to try different labels and New Zealand regions every time. Our favorite region is the Marlborough wine region, but as that’s
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Let’s Go to the Beach, Beach
I didn’t want to leave Tauranga. I’m not sure if it was the sun infiltrating my system like a drug, or the warmth on my skin, but as soon as I got out of my car, I was obsessed. I’ll preface this all by saying I wish I’d written this weeks ago when it happened.
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The Great Escape
Anyone who knows me probably knows that I love Twilight. Unfortunately for you all, I’m going to reference it for a moment. In the book, the vampires describe drinking blood in a way that describes it as setting them into a “frenzy” at the first taste of blood. My calves are the same way when
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