Monthly Archives: June 2017

Valparaíso – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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If we’ve discovered one universal truth, it is this:  bus stations are always located in the grittiest, skiddy-est parts of every town, city and village.   Another truth: if there were pageants for ugliest bus stations in dirtiest parts of a … Continue reading

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The Santiago Slow Down

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Yup, you can all (all six of you) heave a great sigh of relief.  This’ll be a fairly short one.   After a couple of months of fairly frenetic travel, one epically long intercontinental flight, and a wacky week of … Continue reading

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South Island by Storm

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Like many of the most memorable moments on our trip, we never really intended to visit the South Island of New Zealand.   Sounded a lot like home we thought, so we opted to spend most of our time on … Continue reading

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A Middle Earth Birthday

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The Newland boys (all three of them) are big fans of the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, so when Mike suggested a trip to Hobbiton to coincide with Tom’s 10th birthday, it seemed fitting.   Throwing budgetary restraint to … Continue reading

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New Zealand – Hittin’ The Wall on the North Island

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Ahhh….New Zealand.   Aotearoa.  Land of the Long White Cloud, the Maori, the All Blacks, the Hobbit, the elusive Kiwi.  You were a hard entry.   Not since September, when we flew Vancouver to London, have we been so entirely, completely … Continue reading

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