Winter in Arrowtown

June 19th 2010
Well, it's official. Winter is here. Bust out the electric blankets, coal stoves, ice scrapers, and a whole host of other items that we've never even HEARD of (what the heck is a "Longjohn" anyway? Didn't those go out of fashion in the 1800's? I didn't know people actually still wear them!) You all (I was tempted to go Texan and put "y'all" there) would be rolling on the floor laughing ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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Amy Rogers

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Greetings!! To our readers who followed our trip across Asia and New Zealand in 2009/2010, we're up to our old tricks again! Over the past three years in Colorado, we've arranged our circumstances to be able to spend an extended period of time in southeast Asia - namely, Bangkok, Thailand! This blog will contain our thoughts and experiences from life abroad as true "ex-pats," as well as any incidental traveling we take in the meantime. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some "armchair traveling" with us... Days abroad: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappoint... full info

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