Puns, mugs, and the open road.

June 11, 2010Stories - about travel
Puns, mugs, and the open road.

Hometown, NZ. It’s a tall order for any small town to attempt to fill, but along an unassuming road just over a hundred kilometers north of Wellington, a little place called Foxton, population 2,700, dares to make such a claim. Maybe it was an instinctive desire to prove it wrong or just the obscurity of … Read More

On maps and murals: Thirty days around the North Island.

May 31, 2010Stories - about travel
On maps and murals: Thirty days around the North Island.

A roadtrip invariably begins with expectations. Whether a caravan of campervans or a solo expedition, the decisions you make before setting out are what set you up for the journey ahead – who you’re with, where you’re going, just how you plan to get around. “To expect” comes from the Latin expectare – to await, to … Read More