Kia Ora! The thrill of orientation is over. Classes will start soon. Or at least that’s what I thought. The week before classes is called O-Week and it’s nothing short of one longggg party where you meet loads of people and soak up the summer sun. I bonded… More
On New Year’s Day in 1859, high above thrashing waves on a rocky coastline, a light shone brightly, cutting the dark night with its luminous glow. The source of the light was the Pencarrow Lighthouse, New Zealand’s first permanent lighthouse. It took… More
The lonely road is profound on a bike. It takes on a different feeling, a personal feeling. Two lane roads switching to single track every now and then. Yet the switching mattered little based on the few cars that passed over the many miles. The scenery… More
After arriving in New Zealand and exploring a bit of Auckland for a day, we made our way to Rotorua to stay for two days. Here we were able to experience the beauty of hot mineral spas, lots of sheep, Zorbing, Lady Knox Geyser, and Hydrogen sulfide. Aside… More
As I sit at the airport waiting for my flight back to Melbourne, I am at a loss of how to sum up my three short days in Hobart, Tasmania. So many things in my travels went awry, but I eventually made it. And from the time I could see the land outside… More