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 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...
