Mt. Cook and Lake Masterson

Lisa and Chris in front of the largest peak on the continent.

January 11th 2006
You may have noticed that the last blog was a bit light, especially on the pics. Well, we've found that the South Island of New Zealand is a bit of a technological wasteland. The last entry took four computers and ten dollar coins (most of the computers here are coin-operated) to get anything up. Right now, we're typing on a machine that we're pretty sure was last used by Matthew Broderick to ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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Drinking Life to the Lees

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When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey. Basic Plans: Dec. '05 - California, Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast), Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong, March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia, April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info

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