To Middle Earth, The Part Before Qantas First Class: To Christchurch

by Andy | Oct 8, 2013 | New Zealand, Trip Reports

Milford Sound was wonderful.  I wanted to stay there, and briefly thought about applying for a job with Real Journeys.  Alas, I could not, I had clients waiting for me upon my return. Leaving Queenstown after Aggie Football I awoke with a start at 4:30 the...

To Middle Earth, Beautiful Part: Milford Sound

by Andy | Oct 2, 2013 | New Zealand, Oceania, Photography, Travel, Trip Reports

Rudyard Kipling very famously (and unsourcedly) called Milford Sound the Eighth Wonder of the World.  I’ve often called Rudyard Kipling the Eighth Most Uninteresting Writer Based on Half of a Book I Read in High School, so the connection was immediate. Put...

To Middle Earth, Part IV: In And Around Queenstown

by Andy | Sep 28, 2013 | New Zealand, Oceania, Travel, Trip Reports

So I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the last post.  Hopefully it’s worth the wait.  If it’s not, I’ll happily refund your money. Getting to Queenstown So why did I pick Queenstown?  One of the travel bloggers I...

To Middle Earth, Part III: The Part Where I Actually See Something From Middle Earth

by Andy | Sep 17, 2013 | New Zealand, Oceania, Travel, Trip Reports

I awoke in Taupo the following morning, very jetlagged.  I eventually made my way down to breakfast, which was in the restaurant attached to the hotel (which, in an effort to serve you better, I faithfully forgot to take pictures of) and…went back to bed...

To Middle Earth, Part II: To Taupo! (via Coromandel)

by Andy | Sep 10, 2013 | New Zealand, Oceania, Trip Reports

I begin this episode of What Did Andy Do To Cause Others To Laugh At Him with a confession. I’m an aspiring rugby fan. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, there’s a field where a bunch of players run into each other, with fervent aggression, until...