Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk. I don’t really know why but I can guess that its a trait I inherited from…
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Alternative Transport
Last week my flight back down to Dunedin from Hamilton ended up having an aborted landing due to some extreme weather in Dunedin. I wasn’t…
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Moving On…
Eventually a time comes to start making some changes and move on to new things. For me that time has finally arrived and I shall…
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The Weather
As a British traveller abroad, it is obviously well overdue for me to talk about the weather. It is common knowledge that we spend 78%…
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Even More Snowboarding
Upon first glance it would seem that many of my latest posts have been about snowboarding and not much else. After a further look though…
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2018: A year in review
When looking at the information now, it turns out that I have not written anything on my blog for over a year. A lot has…
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Boarding 102: A very different day
Still buzzing off of the back of our previous snowboarding success, another weekend boarding was penciled in and last week Lisa and I headed back…
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Snowboarding 101
Last weekend the South Island of New Zealand was hit with some pretty severe weather. Actually that is probably a bit of an understatement… Shit…
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Big Boy boots
With winter truly setting in here in Dunedin I have taken it upon myself to finally become a proper adult and get some footwear suitable…
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Hockey and Helicopters
When travelling all over the world one of the times you tend to really miss friends and family are the special occasions like birthdays and…
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Baby Steps
Its seems far too easy to get into a position where a simple task feels like a behemoth that we can never quite tackle. A…
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Whats been happening…
It seems that I am getting further and further behind with the tales of my adventure at Christmas and to top it off I still…
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Finally finished a drawing!
It may have taken me far longer than I want to admit, but I think I may have actually finished a drawing! I have a…
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Day 8: New Years Eve (Morning)
It was morning in the camping shed in Motueka and I woke up from a great sleep in an actual bed. Things are looking up.…
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Another one bites the dust
It has gotten around to that time again when another of the Dunedin backpackers makes their move and heads off into the sunset. The time…
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(Craig) Allans beach
Whenever people ask me what I like about Dunedin it always comes back to the fact that there is still so much so see an…
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Zorb Football
On Saturday I played one of the hardest sports of my life, Zorb football! It looks like just a bit of fun (and it is) but…
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Day 7: Sand Dunes
An air bed. Who would have thought that such a simple thing could bring so much pleasure to a grown man. Waking up in a…
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Day 6: Aladdins Carpet
I awoke in my tent to the sound of a groan. It was the noise of an old man attempting to rise after a rough…
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Day 5: An unexpected awakening
Waking up in a tent on the hard ground made me realise that I am not as manly as I had first thought. It is…
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Just your Average Sunday Hike
I am aware that writing about a current even when I still haven’t written about 4 months ago may seem a bit odd but it…
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Day 4: Quad Adventure
I awoke from my slumber on the 4th day of our trip to the sound of Merle sneaking her way out of the room at…
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Day 3: Rob Roy Glacier
One of the key points of the adventure that Craig and I had arranged was that we hadn’t really arranged much… or anything for that…
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Day 2: Xmas in the Sun (Part 2)
As always with my posts now a days I will start with the standard “this is old” but as most of you know if you…
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Day 2: Xmas in the Sun (Part 1)
Waking up on Christmas morning away from home for the first time in my life didn’t actually feel as awkward as you might have thought.…
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Day 1: Christmas Eve
Yes, I am aware that this is a month late. No, I dont care because whoever wants to read it will read it anyway. Enjoy…
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The thing that I keep promising and never quite delivering is to post more articles. It never seems to happen since as soon as I…
View More More adventures and lots of posts!New haircut, New life.
It has been a few weeks since I took the plunge and finally cut all my hair off and I’m feeling great. If I am honest…
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