by Traveller | Jan 4, 2013 | Round The World
In what I think will be the final act of this RTW adventure, I headed to Raleigh a couple of days ago to pick up a package I sent myself from Cape Town. The package went air mail. It turns out it sat in Cape Town for about two weeks before grabbing a spot in the...
by Traveller | Dec 17, 2012 | Round The World
When I set out on this journey, I planned to take in the world, not take it on. I went to places I’d read about, but never seen. Nowhere I visited was undiscovered. There were Starbucks, Apple Stores, and KFC’s most everywhere I went (for the record, I...
by Traveller | Dec 16, 2012 | Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Round The World
Yesterday afternoon, I stepped into an Irish Pub. It was Trivia day and the guys I sat next to were playing. When I added Fiji, Chad, Iran, and Iraq to their list of “Fully sovereign nations with four letters,” they asked me to join their team. I’m...
by Traveller | Dec 15, 2012 | New Zealand, Oceania, Round The World
I can’t talk about my day without acknowledging what happened in Connecticut. It’s impossible to imagine anything more sad. As I’ve encountered people from all over the world today, when they learn I’m American, they have offered their...
by Traveller | Dec 14, 2012 | New Zealand, Oceania, Round The World
Saying the Remarkable Mountains, which stand guard over Queenstown, are “remarkable” is a bit like telling a tall person he’s tall. “Hey! How’s the weather up there, guy?” Sure, it’s true, but you’re not the first idiot...
by Traveller | Dec 12, 2012 | Australia, Oceania, Round The World
I’ve only just come into Queenstown from Auckland, but may I illustrate the difference between these two cities? Auckland is a big city — beautiful — but big. It’s not unlike Philadelphia. Queenstown is more like, say, Vail. As I was leaving my...
