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Beach Day Napier is a lovely seaside town, but the beaches are not the world's greatest. Forgive me if I wrote a post just like this o...

Best day ever (Alternative title: Sandcastles in the Sand) Actually, any day I don't have to work is a pretty good one. But since to...

Maui Dreaming I just realized that our first trip to Hawaii predates our first digital camera. I was using a Pentax ME Super at the time ...

Zooey Pania Lasko (7 pounds 13 ounces; Born 12th October, 2013) I am having so little luck photographing this baby. We (let's say N...

Nicole does not remember the last time I fasted on Yom Kippur. Does that mean I haven't since we've been married, or does it mean sh...

Seventeen years went under the bridge. Like time was standing still.  I may have underdressed for this date... I used...

In a country with few impressive buildings (at least from a Eurocentric perspective), Chateau Tongariro was an unexpected surprise. I am ...

The only Americans in Hawke's Bay I was recently asked by a NZ Immigration website that I sometimes frequent to contribute something a...

Nobody Walks in LA Three years ago , it seemed kind of silly to get into a car and drive for a half hour (or longer) to go on a walk. [Not...

NZ Tandem Tour #3 Some of you may remember that Nico and I used to take these really expensive tandem bicycle tours . Sadly, since movin...